Fluency
Monitor and clarify your fluency.
Goal:
Goal:
Have you ever read a page in a book but were unable
to answer questions about the page? This happens all
the time to readers. It is common to read a paragraph,
page, or even an entire chapter, only to realize you
don't understand what you just read.
It is important to stop and monitor yourself when
reading.
- Stop and ask yourself some questions about what you just read.
- If you are not able to answer them, go back and reread.
- If needed, try slowing down your reading.
- Record yourself reading the text below.
- In the recording, include a question to ask yourself based on the text.
- Record your answer to the question.
Imagine you are far up in space. You look down at
Earth. What do you see? From space, Earth looks like
a small blue ball or marble with white swirls. You
also see brown, yellow, and green parts. The blue
part you see is water. Water covers about 70 percent
of the Earth. The white swirls are clouds, ice, and
snow. The brown, yellow, and green parts are land.
The clouds hide a lot of the land.
Now it's your turn! Practice reading the story
aloud. Using the audio recording software of your
choice, record yourself reading the passage on your
own. Then, submit it to your teacher for a grade.