Fluency+Inquiry+Cycle

Inquiry Cycle Second Grade Fall 2009

Informal observation notes

Fluency ideas from articles

action plan: [|InquiryAction Group Action Plan fluency.doc]

Final reflection

Question: What instructional strategies increase fluency for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students?
What are the causes of the poor fluency levels? (instructional, etc.)

What we are already doing:

 * repeated phonetic buddy reading during Readers’ Workshop
 * repeated phonetic reading for homework
 * teaching “scooping” during Guided Reading lessons
 * graphing progress monitoring so they are clear of the goal and where they are
 * recitation of poetry as a class / kids present or perform for the class
 * RAZ kids (recording yourself)
 * choral reading

Things to try:

 * Readers’ theater (using Guided Reading books)
 * get labels from recycling center
 * use the same guided reading books for 2-4 days for lower groups, doing varied activities, including choral reading / theater
 * Use a timer for each page in Guided Reading groups, write down how long it takes to read a page
 * Teach partners to time each other and graph each others’ speed
 * Fluency strips to try during Guided Reading and / or down time during the day
 * More performance
 * Sight word / phonetic word rings to practice automaticity
 * color coded by difficulty level
 * first grade sight words
 * second grade sight words
 * CVC words
 * blends and digraphs with short vowels
 * later on: long vowel patterns, etc.
 * have about 4 sets of each per class
 * first grade = red (a, b, c, d, e)
 * second grade = orange (a, b, c, d, e)
 * CVC = yellow (a, b, c, d, c)
 * blends and digraphs = green (a, b, c, d, e)
 * have about 20 words per set
 * make one large teacher set per classroom of each set
 * print them on index cards

To do:
• Ask RTI about timers • check the Fundations kit for materials • Re-teach partner practice routine including timing sight words / phonetic text • make word rings for each classroom • make a template for sight word cards • buy index cards