2.4
The Standard
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency rate, accuracy, and prosody when reading grade-level text.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read grade level passages aloud with accurate words, a natural pace, and expression that fits the meaning. They use punctuation and phrasing to support understanding.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students read grade level text accurately at a steady, natural pace. They group words into meaningful phrases, respond to punctuation, use expression, and explain what they read.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think fluent reading means reading as fast as possible. They may ignore punctuation, guess at words, or use expression without understanding the passage.
How to Assess It
- Give each student a short grade level passage to read aloud, then ask, “What happened, and which sentence helped you know?” Note accuracy, pace, phrasing, and expression.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Mark phrase breaks with pencils on sentence strips, then have partners read each sentence smoothly while tracking the words with a finger.
Read one sentence in a flat voice and an expressive voice, then ask students to explain which version better shows the meaning.
Play Fluency Match by giving pairs emotion cards and short passages to reread with accurate words, natural pacing, and fitting expression.
Have students practice reading a morning announcement aloud, focusing on clear words, useful pauses, and a pace listeners can follow.
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