When we talk about reading fluency, some people think only about rate (or how fast a student reads). Rate is important, but it is only one piece of fluency. According to Reading Rockets,
“Fluency is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. In
order to understand what they read, children must be able to read fluently whether they are reading aloud or silently. When reading aloud, fluent readers read in phrases and add intonation appropriately. Their reading is smooth and has expression.”
(https://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/fluency)
Read out loud to your child.
Model reading out loud to your child. Take time to read their favorite picture books or pick a chapter book to read together. When you read out loud to your child, you are modeling what good reading sounds like.
Repeat after me:
Another way to practice fluency is to read to your child and then ask them "can you read it like I did?"
Using different voices:
A fun game to play is to think up different sentences and then try to read them with different emotions (sad, mad, silly, etc). It can get pretty silly, but it is lots of fun. I have a version of this game with the sentence and emotion cards premade. If you would like to check it out, just let me know.