Peers work together to boost fluency by timing each other as they read and sort multisyllabic words. Record sheets keep track of participants' progress.

Concepts

reading fluency, reading, sorting, accuracy, high frequency words, multisyllabic words

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Spend the first few minutes running through an exercise to get learners in a reading state of mind
• Copy cards onto cardstock paper and laminate them for continued use
• Make extra copies of word cards and send them home with pupils to read when they are outside of school  

Classroom Considerations

• The duration reflects the completion of one practice 

Pros

• Active partner participation encourages focus and accountability 
• Provides several extension activities and accommodations

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.4.4.a RF.5.4.a