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Decoding or Fluency Instruction in Middle School?
Last updated 2025/08/22
Description
Dr. Timothy Shanahan explores possible reading profiles of students in grades 6 – 8 who struggle with reading, clarifying the value of focusing on decoding, fluency, or both.
Curriculum Connection
This resource supports the teaching and learning of fluency in the junior and intermediate grades.
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Good strategies for addressing fluency- like the peer assisted learning. I think that the best advice is to find out what other word level skills students are struggling with before moving to fluency instruction.