In this section, you will find resources that will support you in your role as a volunteer conducting Fluency Tutoring Sessions. Click the links below.
General Documents/Materials
- Structured Tutoring Session In-Person and Virtual Guide: provides tutors step-by-step instructions for facilitating the Fluency tutoring session for both in-person and virtual settings.
- Good Reader Chart: a one-page resource designed to guide review of key good reader strategies with students before, during and after the session.
- Put Reading First: a user-friendly version of the 2000 National Reading Research Panel Report. The technical report itself reviewed more than 100,000 educational studies, resulting in the changed focus of reading instruction across the country. And findings from this highly regarded report guide the important work of Experience Corps tutors.
- RAZ Revised Categories: list of categorized book titles per grade level. These are the books provided to tutors to use for fluency practice.
- Suggested Read Alouds List: list providing guidance on read aloud book selection for diverse student populations.
Bookmarks
- This set of bookmark-style resources designed to guide tutors through specific parts of the Structured Session.
○ Comprehension Discussion: questions to ask students to encourage higher level thinking.
○ Fluency Fun Reading Games: reading strategies to make repeated reading practice fun and engaging.
○ Mindfulness Activities: a list of mindfulness activities with directions.
○ Quality Talk: strategies to foster comprehension and critical thinking.
○ Social Emotional Learning: guides tutors on managing SEL during sessions.
○ Powerful Think Aloud Prompts: guides tutors when planning think alouds. - Tutors provide this student bookmark to each student to assist with tracking while participating in the reading games, fluency and pre-fluency practice.
○ Mouth Ready
Training Videos
- This series of videos capture each segment and game from a structured session.
○ Full Structured Session
○ Opening
○ Before Reading
○ Echo Reading
○ Fill in the Blank
○ Switch Off
○ Choral Reading
○ Dramatic Reading
○ Independent Read
○ Mindfulness
○ Review and Reflect
○ Read Aloud
○ Closing
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