Looking Back to Move Forward

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 readsAva leaned forward as her teacher showed a painting on the board.
2. 2.●Student readsIt was called The School of Athens by Raphael.
3. 3.■Teacher readsAt first, it looked like a group of people in a large building.
4. 4.●Student readsThen Ava noticed more.
5. 5.■Teacher readsSome people were reading.
6. 6.●Student readsOthers were talking.
7. 7.■Teacher readsA few were pointing as if they were explaining ideas.
8. 8.●Student reads“Who are they?” Ava asked.
9. 9.■Teacher reads“They are thinkers from ancient Greece and Rome,” her teacher said.
10. 10.●Student reads“During the Renaissance, people began to study their ideas again.”
11. 11.■Teacher readsAva thought about that.
12. 12.●Student readsWhy would people look back at the past?
13. 13.■Teacher readsHer teacher explained that the Renaissance was a time of change in Europe.
14. 14.●Student readsArtists like Raphael wanted their work to look real.
15. 15.■Teacher readsThey showed people with clear details and expressions.
16. 16.●Student readsThis helped others see people as thoughtful and important.
17. 17.■Teacher readsPeople also began to think differently about government.
18. 18.●Student readsAt that time, kings still held most of the power.
19. 19.■Teacher readsDuring the Renaissance, some people studied ideas from Greece and Rome.
20. 20.●Student readsThey began to believe that citizens should have a voice.
21. 21.■Teacher readsThey believed people should not feel powerless.
22. 22.●Student readsThese changes affected how people saw the world.
23. 23.■Teacher readsArt showed people thinking and learning.
24. 24.●Student readsSome people began to think in new ways about government and fairness.
25. 25.■Teacher readsAva looked back at the painting.
26. 26.●Student readsIt showed more than a group of people.
27. 27.■Teacher readsIt showed a hopeful time when ideas were changing.