Read Naturally Encore

Post date: Oct 12, 2014 11:14:52 PM

Dear Parents,

Your child has been working in Read Naturally Encore, a highly effective supplemental reading program that develops fluency and supports vocabulary, comprehension, and, if needed, phonics.

Improving reading fluency is important for developing readers. Fluent readers:

*Read smoothly and easily --as if they are speaking.

*Read with few errors and seldom need to pause to figure out words.

*Read at rates that support good expression and comprehension.

*Tend to comprehend better than non-fluent readers.

The enrichment activities of Read Naturally Encore combine several research-based strategies into a single powerful method of improving reading fluency which in turn increases reading comprehension. Students complete daily readings, predictions, and retellings, as well as, summarizing activities in regard to each short story. Students track progress on graphs and advance to more difficult stories and higher goal rates based on improvement.