Lesson 1 of 20 · Fluency
⭐ 30 XP🌊 Fluency FallsWhat Is Fluency?
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Fluency is reading smoothly and with expression at a good pace.
🎯 Your mission
Read aloud like you mean it.
⚡ The twist
Punctuation tells you when to breathe.
What You'll Learn
Fluency is reading smoothly and with expression at a good pace. Fluency is reading smoothly and with expression. We read at a good pace.
Key Points
Fluency is reading smoothly and with expression.
We read at a good pace.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is fluency?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read a bedtime story to someone — with feeling.
For the dinner table
“Read me your favorite line — like you mean it.”
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