For 1st Grade - Melody STEM
Fluency
Passages
{Levels E-J}
for 1st Grade
Set #1
Created by: Aylin Claahsen
Teacher Notes:
There are so many aspects to teaching reading and fluency is just another part of helping readers grow. As student fluency increases,
so does their comprehension. When students are reading at just the right pace, they are able to pay attention to the text better. If
they are reading too slow and disjointed, it is hard for them to focus on the text. If they are reading too fast, they are rushing and it¡¯s
again hard to capture meaning from the text. Fluency is more than just speed- it focuses on accuracy, expression, smoothness and
pace. The purpose of this pack is to help students develop their fluent reading skills. The goal is not to be the fastest, but in general to
increase their score for each passage while reading smoothly, paying attention to meaning and pausing when they should. These should
also be a confidence booster for kids as they see improvement and feel capable as readers!
This pack is specifically made with 1st graders in mind. It aligns with F&P Levels E-J. The passages can also be used for advanced
kindergartners and struggling older students. The end of the year 1st grade fluency goal (according to AIMSweb) is 60ish words. These
passages, you will notice, are much longer. Students aren¡¯t expected to read the entire passage. The goal is that they improve during
each repeated reading of the passage. The passages will hopefully be interesting and readable for the ability level of the child. My little
readers have loved them and I hope yours do too! I am so happy with the fluency growth they have made throughout the year using
these passages!
Posters/Mini Posters (p. 6-7): This pack also includes a poster + mini posters for you to use to introduce/review fluency. I use this along
with me verbally showing 3 different version of how to read (slow, too fast, just right). We then discuss which way is better and what I
did right/wrong. I keep the mini version taped into each student¡¯s folder as a reminder for them too. Just print/copy these as needed!
I leave the fluency poster by our guided reading table to review with students before/after they read- the mini posters in their
folders can also be used for this.
Fluency Folder Tracking Sheet + Awards (p. 8-10): I also included two tracking sheets (p. 8/9) that I use to view overall how each student
is progressing with each passage. I like this because I can see how they did on each passage all in one place. You simply will make a copy
of either page for each student and keep it in your data binder (or wherever you like!). (One includes a comprehension check column
while the other does not. )The awards (p. 10) are just a nice little confidence booster for students. I recommend just sending these
home randomly throughout the year when students are showing improvement in their fluency! Refer to p. 11/12 for more specifics on
both of these!
Comprehension Questions (p. 14): Though the true purpose of these passages is fluency, I included a list of two comprehension
questions/passage that can be asked as a follow up to reading. These can be asked after any of the 3 readings, but, you may want to
wait until the last reading so that the reader will hopefully have read the most during that reading. (If you are doing a timed 1 minute
reading, please keep in mind that the reader may not know the answer to both questions from not reading far enough. Do not hold this
against them! ) These are simple questions that will provide you with insight to the reader's understanding of the text. Simply have
readers verbally respond to each question, or, if you want documentation of their responses, have them reply in a journal! All you need
to do is print this page for a reference to use with each child.
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Teacher Notes:
Fluency Folders- Have students bring up their fluency folders when you are ready to assess them. Within the folder, they should have
copies of each passage. I put the Fluency Folder cover (p. 15) on the front of the folders. Then, I make a copy of the b&w passages
(2nd page of each passage) and put them in each student¡¯s folder at the beginning of the year. This is the version that you will mark up.
After the 3rd read, students will also be marking on this page to do the fluency check + fluency goal. I personally use 3 different
colors for each day to mark any errors. Example: Day 1- pencil, Day 2- blue pen, Day 3- green pen. Since not all students are reading at
the same level, you do not necessarily need to copy ALL passages for each student. Take a look at the level provided on p. 11 and decide
where you want your students each to begin.
*If you don¡¯t want to use a folder for each student, you can instead just staple the cover to the front of the passages for each
student. If you have parent helpers in your classroom, this is a great activity for them to do as well. The individual fluency folders are
a great resource where you have everything all in one spot so you can compare their growth over time easily. They are perfect to
show parents/use in RTI decision meetings, etc! {Please refer to p. 4-5 to see the teacher/student version in action and to see exactly
how to use it!}
**I recommend laminating the student versions of each passage (full page color version) and keeping them all in a binder. This is simply
the copy that will be placed in front of each student as they read to you. {Each student will use the same copy.} You¡¯ll be able to tell
where each student is because they¡¯ll have that info within their fluency folder!
Fluency Fun: 2 options
*This pack can be used in more than one way, please choose what works best for you & your readers!
Option 1: A timed, 1 minute reading- the student is reading the passage via the student version (full page with color) and you are writing
how many words they read on the teacher page which is b&w. This option is best for those that are struggling/average- otherwise
having them read the whole thing would take WAY too long! The goal for this option would be to improve # of words read each day!
Option 2. A timed reading by the student using a stopwatch (beginning at 0:00). If a student is already pretty fluent, you can have them
read the entire passage and try to beat their time with each repeated reading. The goal for this option would be to have a lower time
each day! (Going from 1 min for the 1st read, to 54 seconds for the 2nd read, to 51 seconds for the 3rd read).
*When students are reading, if they are majorly struggling on a word, I give them 3-5 seconds to figure it out. If they still don¡¯t get it,
then I tell them the word (mark it as an error) and get them to move on. I want the students to keep on moving and not lose their
confidence, so it is important to me to do this!
**You can also schedule this however it works best for you. You may want to see the same student 3 days in a row, every other day, or
from week to week, etc. This is totally based on what fits into your schedule and how many students you have in your class. You are
only seeing each child for a minute, but your goal should be to have a fluency score each month for each child. (Of course more often is
fine too!) :) I personally do this during guided reading groups- while students are rereading a text for the first few minutes, one
student has their fluency folder with them and they are reading me one of the passages. I just try to make sure to see the same
student for their three readings all in one week so the passage is still familiar to them and you can then see growth!
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Individual Fluency folder
for each student
This pack in action!
Student copy
of the
passage
Teacher copy that I mark
up. Student then does the
fluency check + goal
after the 3rd reading. This
is within each student¡¯s
fluency folder.
I have my students sit
across from me at our
guided reading table. In
front of the student is
the student copy. I
have the teacher copy
in front of me, ready to
be marked up!
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Setting it all up- teacher copy:
Total # of
words
per line
Fluency Fun:
You will fill this box
out during each
reading. I list the # of
words read
correctly (or time if
you are doing that
way), as well as the #
of errors.
Fluency Check:
Students will check
the boxes for
anything that is true
of their reading.
{They will most likely
only be choosing
one of the 1st 3
boxes.}
Fluency Goal:
Students will write
one goal based on
the things they did/
didn¡¯t check off. I
then always
discuss this and
their scores with
the students!
Students complete the Fluency Check and goal after the 3rd read. This is a great time to take an
extra minute to conference with your little readers. You can learn so much about them as a reader
in just a short time!
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