Reading Fluency Confidence Builder
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Reading Fluency Confidence Builder
📚 Part 1: Read Smoothly and With Expression
Goal: Read accurately, at a steady pace, and with expression. Choose to read alone or with a partner.
Passage: The Little Garden
Sam planted three tiny seeds. Every morning, Sam gave them water and sunshine. “Grow, little seeds!” Sam cheered. One bright day, green leaves popped up. Sam smiled and called for Grandma. Together, they watched the little garden grow.
Reading 1:
I read the words correctly.Reading 2:
I grouped words smoothly.Reading 3:
I used a strong, happy voice.Support: If a sentence feels tricky, read it in small word groups. Point to each group, then read the whole sentence again.
Extension: Read the passage as if you are Sam. Add expression to the words Sam says.
✏️ Part 2: Show What You Understand
🔑 Answer Key
1. Answers will vary: alone or with a partner.
2. Student self-check. Look for careful, smooth, expressive reading.
3. Every morning, Sam gave them water and sunshine. Accept: Every morning / Sam gave them water and sunshine.
4. Excitement
5. Three tiny seeds
6. Water and sunshine
7. Sam smiled because green leaves popped up and the seeds began to grow.
8–9. Answers will vary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
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