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Decoding or Fluency Instruction in Middle School?

By Dr. Timothy Shanahan Last updated 2024/06/17
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Dr. Timothy Shanahan explores possible reading profiles of students in grades 6 – 8 who struggle with reading, clarifying the value of focusing on decoding, fluency, or both.

Curriculum Connection

B2. Language Foundations for Reading and Writing
This resource supports the teaching and learning of fluency in the junior and intermediate grades.
Grade(s): 6 7 8 9
Topic(s): Applying PhonicsFluencyIntervention

One Comment

  1. Good strategies for addressing fluency- like the peer assisted learning. I think that the best advice is to find out what other word level skills students are struggling with before moving to fluency instruction.

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