Letter Naming Fluency (LNF):
Students are presented with one page of upper- and lower-case letters arranged in a random order. They have one minute to name as many letters as they can.
First Sound Fluency (FSF):
The teacher says a word and the student responds by saying the first sound he/she hears in the word. For example: The teacher would say cat and the student would respond by saying the letter c sound.
Phonemic Segmentation Fluency (PSF):
The students are told a word and they have to "Karate chop" each sound he/she hears. For example: The teacher would say cat and the student would respond by saying c/a/t.
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF):
The students are given a form of "silly words". By the end of the year, the student's goal would be to read the entire word to the teacher. Some examples of the words are: gam, nob, and sok.
Text & Reading Comprehension:
We do the Guided Reading Level System- levels <PC, PC, RB, A, B, C, D.... up to Z. Students choose a book from the current level they are reading at and read the book aloud to the teacher. While the student is reading, teachers are doing a running record to record missed words, substitutions, self-corrections, or insertion of words. After they finish the text, students are asked a set of comprehension questions about the story. Students must answer correctly with details from the story.
Students are presented with one page of upper- and lower-case letters arranged in a random order. They have one minute to name as many letters as they can.
First Sound Fluency (FSF):
The teacher says a word and the student responds by saying the first sound he/she hears in the word. For example: The teacher would say cat and the student would respond by saying the letter c sound.
Phonemic Segmentation Fluency (PSF):
The students are told a word and they have to "Karate chop" each sound he/she hears. For example: The teacher would say cat and the student would respond by saying c/a/t.
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF):
The students are given a form of "silly words". By the end of the year, the student's goal would be to read the entire word to the teacher. Some examples of the words are: gam, nob, and sok.
Text & Reading Comprehension:
We do the Guided Reading Level System- levels <PC, PC, RB, A, B, C, D.... up to Z. Students choose a book from the current level they are reading at and read the book aloud to the teacher. While the student is reading, teachers are doing a running record to record missed words, substitutions, self-corrections, or insertion of words. After they finish the text, students are asked a set of comprehension questions about the story. Students must answer correctly with details from the story.