Reading fluently

PROCEDURAL

English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_ZhvwM6LMBL

Read aloud books matched to phonic ability accurately and with growing fluency; reread familiar texts to build confidence, speed, and expression

Mastery Evidence

Read a phonically appropriate text with 90%+ accuracy
Reread familiar texts with improved pace and expression
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] reads a book aloud at their level, can they get through most words without stumbling — sounding less like they're decoding and more like they're telling a story?”

Curriculum Standards8 alignments

RF.K.4Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RF.K.4

Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.

English Language Arts

RI.1.10Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RI.1.10

With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

English Language Arts

RL.1.10Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

RL.1.10

With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

English Language Arts

Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/1The national curriculum in England

Apply phonic knowledge

continue to apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words until automatic decoding has become embedded and reading is fluent

English · Key Stage 1

Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/7The national curriculum in England

Read aloud

read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation

English · Key Stage 1

Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/8The national curriculum in England

Re-read books

re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_Y1_RWR_08The national curriculum in England

Read aloud accurately

Read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge and that do not require them to use other strategies to work out words.

English · Key stage 1

Eng_Y1_RWR_09The national curriculum in England

Re-read books

Re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading.

English · Key stage 1

Prerequisites2

Blending Sounds to Read Words
hardAges 4—7
Reading High-Frequency Words by Sight
hardAges 5—8

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Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
Must be able to decode before fluency
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Need GPC knowledge to blend
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Onsets & Rimes hard
  Phoneme awareness needed for blending
  - Rhyming words soft
    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
  - Syllables soft
    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
Reading High-Frequency Words by Sight hard
Need sight word bank for fluency
- Knowing all letters hard
  Need to recognise letters to read sight words
  - Understanding print hard
    Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Blending Sounds to Read Words soft
  Blending helps attempt unfamiliar words but sight words bypass phonics
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Need GPC knowledge to blend
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
  - Onsets & Rimes hard
    Phoneme awareness needed for blending
    - Rhyming words soft
      Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
    - Syllables soft
      Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level

Unlocks2

Sharing and Publishing Your Writing
softAges 5—11
Reading with Expression and Accuracy
hardAges 6—10