The Roads Between Us

Take Turns Reading (Fluency)

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

1. Model. Read each Teacher line 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 readsA river bends, a pathway turns,
2. 2.●Student readsA traveler watches, listens, learns.
3. 3.■Teacher readsA basket, story, song, or seed Can travel far to meet a need.
4. 4.●Student readsAlong the rivers, canoes glide,
5. 5.■Teacher readsWith food and pottery tucked inside.
6. 6.●Student readsNeighbors meet and goods are shared,
7. 7.■Teacher readsAnd friendships grow because they cared.
8. 8.●Student readsAcross the desert, camels go,
9. 9.■Teacher readsBeneath the sun's bright golden glow.
10. 10.●Student readsThey carry salt and precious gold,
11. 11.■Teacher readsAnd news of places yet untold.
12. 12.●Student readsAcross the water, ships may sail,
13. 13.■Teacher readsThrough morning sun or stormy gale.
14. 14.●Student readsThey carry people, goods, and views,
15. 15.■Teacher readsAnd sometimes change the lives they choose.
16. 16.●Student readsA road is more than dirt or stone;
17. 17.■Teacher readsIt reaches farther than we've known.
18. 18.●Student readsFor when two different pathways meet,
19. 19.■Teacher readsNew thoughts can travel with our feet.