Essential Information for All Who Teach Reading
Richard Allington consolidates the research and with his usual easy to read literary style clarifies the issues surrounding fluency instruction. From definitions to assessments, his user friendly book provides answers to the questions many literacy professionals have been asking.
Voluntary reading as an overlooked aspect of reading fluency
The ability to read easily, accurately, and with good retention of content is an indispensable building block to a successful academic career throughout all grade primary and secondary grade levels. In "What Really Matters In Fluency: Research-Based Practices Across The Curriculum", Richard Allington (a past president of the International Reading Association and the national Reading Conference) draws upon his years of expertise (including having authored more than one hundred published papers on reading difficulties) to focus on voluntary reading as an overlooked aspect of reading fluency. Providing a thoroughly 'teacher friendly' curriculum supplement framework, Allington also addresses what fluency is, how it develops, as well as why it is important. Founded upon solid research-based instructional advice, "What Really Matters In Fluency" should be considered an essential study and a core addition academic library Literacy Studies & Teacher Education reference collections and supplemental reading lists for new and experienced reading instructors and classroom teachers.
