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Reading Literacy Coach
By Readon!

Fluency folders are basically what they sound like...usually folders which include fluency lessons. They are used to enhance and develop the students' fluency. Remember, fluency is not just rapid word calling, but also
prosody, expression, etc. Anyway, my teachers use fluency folders from grades K-3. K fluency is primarily a folder for each child with all the letters randomly placed on a sheet. Rapid call of the letter name and letter to sound linking is expected. These are done by the teacher or paraprofessional in the classroom. 1-3 use fluency folders in different ways. Some have folders for each

child, some have only 5-6 fluency folders which are placed in their stations (ONLY after the students have had it modeled to them by the teacher!!!). Teacher must show how to use these folders. They may contain reading passages with a graph sheet for graphing results. This is done with a partner. They re-read the passage 3 times each day, graphing their results and watching progress. There's a little more to doing this however than just assigning a partner. That will take a lot more space. But the reply which referred to FCRR is a good one. They are a Reading First state...all activities are research based, made out for you....just run off and color or laminate.