then… provide additional fluency practice by pairing nonfluent readers with fluent ones.
If… students have difficulty reading fluently,
Fluency
Prudy’s Problem Group Time
Retell Leveled Reader Metal Detector Detective
Model how to use the illustrations to retell. Then ask students to retell Metal Detector Detective, illustration by illustration. Prompt them as needed.
Tell me about the major events in order.
What was this selection mostly about?
Why do you think the author wrote this selection?
for Fluency
MODEL Read aloud pp. 3–4 of the Leveled Reader Metal Detector Detective, using appropriate expression and intonation. Have students note how your voice changes to express boredom, curiosity, and friendliness. Then read pp. 5–6 with no expression or intonation. Ask students which reading sounded better. Discuss how reading with expression and intonation helps make the story more understandable and enjoyable.
PRACTICE Have individuals reread passages from Metal Detector Detective with a partner or individually. For optimal fluency, they should reread three or four times. As students read, monitor fluency and provide corrective feedback. Students in this group are assessed in Weeks 2 and 4.
Model how to use the illustrations to retell. Then ask students to retell Metal Detector Detective, illustration by illustration. Prompt them as needed.
for Fluency