Key Benefit:Helps teachers and reading specialists readily identify useful instructional strategies--whether they are working with small groups, whole class, or individual learners--and integrate oral reading into their shared reading curriculum or work one-on-one with a struggling reader. It also provides approaches for curriculum-based assessments of learnersrs" reading fluency to help determine whether they are making appropriate progress and to identify which students need to focus on fluency development. Key Topic:This book is a practical guide to fluency instruction with research-based best-practices to transition struggling readers to fluent readers. It is designed to guide educators in finding an appropriate role for fluency within their literacy curriculum. Market:Written for classroom teachers, literacy coaches, reading specialists, literacy coordinators and staff development coordinators or directors for grades 2-12.

Melanie R. Kuhn is an Associate Professor at Boston University.