Fluency

1. Fluency

2. Have you ever…… • Have you ever wondered what an animal does with its free time?

3. Today…… • What is Fluency? • The ability to read smoothly and easily with proper speed, accuracy, and phrasing. • Practice how to read fluently. • The cat sat on the kitchen table. • Rhyming Words • Words that look alike, sound alike, and almost spelled alike.

4. Animal Intrigue I see said the flea, I spy said the fly, And way up above, A bumble bee sighed. I squirm said the worm, I rant said the ant, And deep down below, There's a mole in his pants. (T will read in its entirety) I wail said the snail, I dug said the slug, And rustling the bushes, A bird caught a bug. There's a sneeze in the trees, And a yawn from the lawn, Where sleeping silently, Is a mouse called Shaun.

5. Let’s Practice…tch/tch&cl/cl I see said the flea, I spy said the fly, And way up above, A bumble bee sighed. (Read two lines at a time)

6. and Practice… I squirm said the worm, I rant said the ant, And deep down below, There's a mole in his pants.

7. And practice… I wail said the snail, I dug said the slug, And rustling the bushes, A bird caught a bug.

8. And practice…. There's a sneeze in the trees, And a yawn from the lawn, Where sleeping silently, Is a mouse called Shaun. Go back to slide 5/divide into groups

9. Animal Intrigue I see said the flea, I spy said the fly, And way up above, A bumble bee sighed. I squirm said the worm, I rant said the ant, And deep down below, There's a mole in his pants. I wail said the snail, I dug said the slug, And rustling the bushes, A bird caught a bug. There's a sneeze in the trees, And a yawn from the lawn, Where sleeping silently, Is a mouse called Shaun.

10. Rhyming words… • SEE - FLEA • SPY - FLY • SQUIRM - WORM • RANT - ANT • RAIL - SNAIL • DUG - SLUG • YAWN - LAWN