Routine · Fluency
Repeated reading
Read the same short decodable passage three or four times, a little smoother each time.
- Time
- 5 to 8 minutes
- Skill
- Fluency
- In a session plan
- Reading connected text
When to use it
When a student reads words correctly but slowly and word by word.
Materials
- A short passage the student can read with few errors
Steps
Get ready
Choose a passage the student read once already, or one they can read with only a few errors.
I do
Read the first paragraph aloud at a natural pace, with expression, while the student follows with a finger.
We do
Read the same part together, matching your voices.
You do
The student reads the whole passage alone. Note any missed words and go over them after.
Student: Reads the passage aloud.
The student reads it again, twice more. Before each reading, name one thing to work on: smoother, a steady pace, or reading the punctuation.
Check
Ask the student which reading sounded best and why.
If the student...
Misreads a word.
When the student reaches a full stop, go back to the word, say it or have the student blend it, and have them reread the sentence.
Say: Look at this word again. Now read that sentence once more.
Reads fast but skips words.
Ask the student to point under each word on the next reading. Praise accuracy over speed.
Tips
- Three or four readings is plenty. More than that and attention drops.
- In a group, students can read the same passage in pairs, taking turns.
Original routines written by Literacy Trail. In the app, every routine is filled with your student's lesson.
Related routines
- Timed reading with a graphTime a one-minute reading of the same passage over several days and graph the words read correctly.5 to 8 minutes · Reading connected text
- Partner readingTwo students take turns reading the same text aloud, with the listener following and helping.5 to 10 minutes · Reading connected text
- First read of decodable textRead sentences or a short passage made of words the student can decode, using today's pattern.4 to 8 minutes · Reading connected text
- Reading in phrasesRead a text marked with slashes at phrase breaks, so the student groups words the way speech does.4 to 7 minutes · Reading connected text
Have this routine filled in for every lesson
In Literacy Trail, the session plan picks a routine for each block and fills it with the words, sounds and sentence from your student's lesson. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.