The following are the expected fluency rates for grades 1-8 at the beginning and end of year. This is based on the Saskatchewan curriculum. 

Just released!
This new practice guide provides four evidence-based recommendations that teachers can use to deliver reading intervention to meet the needs of their students in grades 4-9.
The 4 recommendations outlined in the guide included:
(1) multisyllabic word reading
(2) fluency building
(3) comp-building practices &
(4) stretch text.

Access the guide here: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/29

Webinar on New WWC (What Works Clearinghouse) Practice Guide
Apr 13, 2022 09:00 AM
Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Percussionist Steven Angel has developed an innovative program that uses rhythm to help struggling students improve their reading fluency and comprehension. Deceptively simple -- a facilitator taps out a basic rhythm while students read aloud -- the method relaxes students, helps them focus, and is effective in after-school intervention programs as well as traditional classrooms.

This is a resource created by the Speech-Language Pathologists working in the Sun West School Division. We are all in uncharted territory right now with school closures and finding the best way to support students to ensure that their needs are met during this time away from school.

We thought the easiest way to connect with all of you would be to make this general website that includes information about what exactly speech and language includes and how we can work together to support your children at this time. This website includes the basics of articulation (speech), language, fluency, and AAC. It also includes some general ideas for ways to work on these skills at home.

If you would like some specific handouts, worksheets, or have any questions you can contact the SLP who works at your school directly by email.

Early-childhood learning can help prepare students for better academic engagement. This Spotlight will help you discover how coding exercises can enhance preschooler’s academic skills; learn how to support young students’ language growth; understand the gaps in preschooler’s language development since the pandemic; examine the impact of early education programs on high school performance; investigate challenges facing school readiness; and evaluate Pre-K programs from multiple lenses.

Download the PDF file.

The Starfall reading program is designed to be fun, exciting, and to instill confidence in young children as they learn to read. The website and companion printed materials are clear and effective tools to help you implement proven teaching methods. Our website was created by carefully observing the way children learn using a computer. The Starfall Website is easy for students to navigate independently, but it is not intended as a surrogate for the teacher.

Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.

There are a wealth of downloads available on this site that are very useful for Structured Literacy in Grades 3+
You will need to provide an email to download the resources.

Scroll down to find:
*Interactive Text Experience Planning Template - maximize shared reading and read alouds
*Strategic Thinking Moves - for language comprehension
*Reciprocal Teaching Tips & Grid - 4 key moves
*Lesson Template for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
*Lesson Template for Morphology Instruction
*Example of Morphology Multi-Year Plan
*Phonics Template & Skills Progression
*Routine for Big Words
*Word Mapping Tools
*Fluency Self-Assessment Tool
*Decoding Inventory
& More!

Materials include:
Teacher guides
Student workbooks
Decodable readers
Assessment and remediation guides
Videos
Flip books
Many other supports

These short videos (about 5 minutes on average) teach all about how words and reading works!

There are videos for:
*Phonemic awareness
*Syllable types
*Blending words
*Grammar skills
*Vocabulary
*Story elements

I suggest you click "playlists" as well to find playlists for: fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, syllable types, etc.

Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers, developed by Reading Rockets. The program provides teachers with an in-depth knowledge of reading and writing so they are prepared to guide their students into becoming skilled and enthusiastic readers and writers.
Course Modules include:
- Print Awareness
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment