A Promise Written Long Ago

Take Turns Reading (Fluency)

The teacher reads one sentence and pauses. The student reads the next sentence. Keep taking turns to the end of the passage.

1. Model. Read each Teacher sentence with clear expression and phrasing, then pause so the student knows it is their turn.
2. Track. The student points under each word with a finger or pointer, left to right and top to bottom, while you read and while they read.
3. Praise. Name what went well in the student's reading, such as expression, smooth phrasing, or a tricky word said with accuracy. Reread any tricky word together.

Feedback on rate, accuracy, and prosody: Fluency Feedback Guide, Grade 4

1. 1.■Teacher readsIn the year 1215, a very important document called the Magna Carta was created in a place called Runnymede, England.
2. 2.●Student readsAt that time, King John ruled England.
3. 3.■Teacher readsMany people, especially powerful landowners called barons, were unhappy with how he treated them.
4. 4.●Student readsThe king collected heavy taxes and made unfair decisions.
5. 5.■Teacher readsThe barons wanted the king to follow rules.
6. 6.●Student readsThey believed even the king should not have complete power.
7. 7.■Teacher readsSo, they forced King John to meet them at Runnymede.
8. 8.●Student readsThere, the Magna Carta was agreed to and sealed.
9. 9.■Teacher readsThe Magna Carta was important because it limited the king’s power.
10. 10.●Student readsIt said that the king had to follow the law, just like everyone else.
11. 11.■Teacher readsIt also protected certain rights of the people.
12. 12.●Student readsFor example, it said that free men could not be punished without a lawful judgment.
13. 13.■Teacher readsThe circumstances at the time helped shape the Magna Carta.
14. 14.●Student readsPeople were tired of unfair treatment and wanted change.
15. 15.■Teacher readsBecause of this, the document shows that people long ago cared about fairness and justice.
16. 16.●Student readsHundreds of years later, the ideas from the Magna Carta influenced other governments.
17. 17.■Teacher readsLeaders in the United States used similar ideas when creating the U.S. Constitution.
18. 18.●Student readsLike the Magna Carta, the Constitution limits government power and protects the rights of citizens.
19. 19.■Teacher readsEven today, the Magna Carta reminds us that rules should apply to everyone and that people deserve to be treated fairly.