Fluency Word Recognition
There are many different mechanisms that a teacher can use to have a successful reader. Three of the components are fluency, word recognition, and reading comprehension. Reading can be something that is fun if it is taught correctly. Children need to be excited about what they are reading, so using these tools to help them be more successful at it will be beneficial to them throughout their lives. Reading is the foundation, so teachers need to make sure they are using effective measures to make this happen. Gunning states that fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy and proper expression (2005 pg 224). This means that a child needs to be able to read fluently to understand the text whether they are reading orally or silently.
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To help improve the ability to recognize words while reading a teacher could have a word wall, sight words, play word games. If a child has trouble identifying words while reading than it could affect their fluency and comprehension. Children cannot use expression in reading if they do not understand the word or phrase they are reading. So word recognition is an important factor in understanding the text and to be a effective reader. Gunning states that comprehension is the ability to understand the story or text that they are reading and how to relate to it (2005, pg 224). I think students comprehend the story more if it’s something they are interested in or they can relate to it. Children get bored when reading something that doesn’t interest them or if it is above or below their suggested reading level. The more a child reads the better they get at it. Increase the amount a child is reading and they will improve on all aspects of literacy. In conclusion, fluency, word recognition and comprehension all go together to make reading successful for students in the classroom. All of these components work together, and build on each other to help children be good readers. The student cannot be accurate without recognition and wont comprehend if they don’t understand what they are reading, so you have to use all of these components to be an effective
To help improve the ability to recognize words while reading a teacher could have a word wall, sight words, play word games. If a child has trouble identifying words while reading than it could affect their fluency and comprehension. Children cannot use expression in reading if they do not understand the word or phrase they are reading. So word recognition is an important factor in understanding the text and to be a effective reader. Gunning states that comprehension is the ability to understand the story or text that they are reading and how to relate to it (2005, pg 224). I think students comprehend the story more if it’s something they are interested in or they can relate to it. Children get bored when reading something that doesn’t interest them or if it is above or below their suggested reading level. The more a child reads the better they get at it. Increase the amount a child is reading and they will improve on all aspects of literacy. In conclusion, fluency, word recognition and comprehension all go together to make reading successful for students in the classroom. All of these components work together, and build on each other to help children be good readers. The student cannot be accurate without recognition and wont comprehend if they don’t understand what they are reading, so you have to use all of these components to be an effective