Fluency pg 209-210
Too many times you see fluency teststed by how many words you can read per minute. I don't understand why they think that how fast a child reads is a true test of fluency! He read 200 words per minute! Impressive! Now tell me what was the main idea of the story. I think it is ridiculous to test fluency by how fast a child reads! That is why I like the way that Beers suggests we shoudl test fluency. It combines both speed with comprehension. I still don't think it is necessary to test how fast a student reads as long as he is comprehending what he is reading. (under most circumstances)
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