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Fluency: Words, Word Sprint ActivityFluency: Words, Word Sprint Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Fluency: Words, Word Sprint

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Using a set of high-frequency word flashcards, partners time each other to see how many words they can read in one minute. They place correctly read words in a yes pile and incorrectly in a no pile. Once a minute is up, partners count the correctly read words and record them on a chart.

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Concepts

reading fluency, speed, high frequency words

Additional Tags

accuracy, fluency, speed, Graph, rf.2.4, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use difficult or simple words
  • Level words for pupils to work up to

Classroom Considerations

  • Set aside time to make copies and cut cards 
  • Needs a timer

Pros

  • Encourages multiple practice attempts to increase speed and accuracy. 

Cons

  • None

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