Webinar: Reading for Meaning—Fluently

Presented February 9, 2016 by Claire Hayes, Read Naturally Consultant. This presentation explains the importance of fluency in attaining literacy and describes the research-based Read Naturally Strategy for improving fluency in developing and struggling readers. The presenter also walks through the key steps of a Read Naturally Strategy program. Although the Read Naturally Strategy can be purchased as a system, the three strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring can be applied to materials already found in many educators’ classrooms. Webinar Handouts Presentation Packet: http://www.readnaturally.com/userfile... Walking Through the Steps Handout: http://www.readnaturally.com/userfile... View this webinar recording to: Understand the role of fluency in overall reading proficiency. Understand how to identify students who are at risk for reading failure. Learn how three research-based strategies have been developed into a series of steps that improve fluency, support vocabulary, and promote comprehension in developing readers—and learn why each step is critical to achieve maximum results. Hear how Read Naturally’s research-proven program has significantly accelerated the reading achievement of Title I, special education, ELL, and mainstream students nationwide for over 25 years.