C A F E : Fluency
Fluency is the ability to read smoothly and automatically with accuracy, expression, and attention to punctuation.
Pace
The Speed or rate at which you read
The goal is to read at a "just right" pace
Not reading too fast or too slow
Phrasing
Reading smoothly by scooping or grouping words together in meaningful phrases
Reading words in group or phrases
Not reading words one word at a time
Expression
Reading with feeling in your voice
Changing your voice to match a character
Reading like you talk (and not like a robot)
Moving your voice up and down with the text
Punctuation
Reading with attention to punctuation
Stopping at full stops
Pausing at commas
Making your voice go up for a question mark
Show excitement for exclamation points
Sound like characters talking for "quotation marks"
The Speed or rate at which you read
The goal is to read at a "just right" pace
Not reading too fast or too slow
Phrasing
Reading smoothly by scooping or grouping words together in meaningful phrases
Reading words in group or phrases
Not reading words one word at a time
Expression
Reading with feeling in your voice
Changing your voice to match a character
Reading like you talk (and not like a robot)
Moving your voice up and down with the text
Punctuation
Reading with attention to punctuation
Stopping at full stops
Pausing at commas
Making your voice go up for a question mark
Show excitement for exclamation points
Sound like characters talking for "quotation marks"