20 Interventions for Oral Reading Fluency

20 INTERVENTIONS FOR ORAL READING FLUENCY

1) BOARD-

Using a board for tracking- this is good for line skipping

2) FINGER-

Using their finger for tracking- this is good for word skipping

3) REPEAT-

Repeated Readings Cold timing- is first timing without practice Hot timing- read it prior- practiced

4) POEM-

Read poetry for timings. This is good to build expression and or rhythm

5) TURNS-

Read every other word/sentence with a partner. Good to slow down the pace

6) DUET-

Duet reading- teacher reads just slightly faster at the same time as the student. Good for speed up pace.

7) SPRINTS- good for attention, endurance, etc.

Shorten the timing to less than one minute

30 seconds- then x2 to get the minute rate 20 seconds- then x3 to get the minute rate

15 seconds- then x4 to get the minute rate 10 seconds- then x6 to get the minute rate

8) WARM-UP-

You could do all shorter timings or you could do 1-short timing then the minute timing.

9) TEXTBOOK-

Increase timing to build endurance up to textbook reading. 5 minutes should be the longest timing and then divide by 5 to get the minute rate. (this could be really motivating to students to have a goal of being able to read 1000 words in five minutes) – good for older students needing to read longer.

10) ENDURANCE-

Listen to the student read with a paper copy in front of you- circle the word they are at when the timer passes 30 seconds- if they read more words during the first half of the timing Then shorten the timing and build to a higher goal- after they reach that aim increase back to 1 minute. Good for students who read the first sentence fast and lose focus or momentum towards the end.

11) WORDS-

Pull out the words they hesitate on or made errors in the group read and do a timing on those before the story read.

11) SENTENCES-

Have them read the sentences that have the words they stumble on before the timing.

12) NAMES-

Pull out the names from the story and do the names in a 10 second timing. Good for unfamiliar names.

13) EXPRESSION-

Model expression for them. Total Voice Control- TVC- Tone Volume Cadence- Good for monotone:)

14) GOAL

Mark their goal next to the word they need to get to. Good for attention.

15) GRAPH-

Have the students graph their own progress-monitoring chart. Good for all especially the nonchalant.

16,17 18) REWARD- good for all- ask them what they like and do not like.

Rewards- motivators. Remember You- Me game

Earn lunch with you or with a friend outside the café.

Social praise.

Peers Cheer at end.

19) OWN IT (BEST INTERVENTION)-

Have the student come up with what they think would help them. Good for ownership.

20) PEER SUPPORT- Take it a step further and have the student ask their peers for help-

“What do you think I could do to increase my score?” …they do this for video games- why not reading?