READ NATURALLY
What is the Read Naturally Program?
I use this program to help students improve their reading. Read Naturally incorporates teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring into a single set of steps to improve fluency in the following way: A. Students select a story and get a baseline for progress monitoring by timing themselves for one minute as they read the passage for the first time. B. Teaching modeling occurs as students read along with an audio recording of the story. Usually students read along two or three times, but this varies depending on the age and ability of the student. C. Studetns read the passage aloud repeatedly, timing themselves to check progress. They keep reading the passage until they can read at an individual goal rate set by the teacher. When students reach their goal rate, they move on to answer the comprehension qusetions. At this point, the student reads aloud to the teacher. Students who read with expression, at the goal rate, and with three or fewer errors pass the story.Back to Top
What are the benefits of Read Naturally?
The Read Naturally strategy results in significant improvement in the reading fluency of students. Other benefits may include the following: students often experience an increase in their confidence and self-esteem; students express confidence in their academic abilities; and students like the immediate feedback from the program and the teacher.Back to Top