Fluent reading is essential — but fluency is not the goal. It’s the means.

In this session, educators will learn how to use purposeful progress monitoring to track student growth in reading fluency and make data-informed instructional decisions. We’ll break down the key components of fluency and explore practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen each one through daily instruction and targeted intervention.

This session bridges the critical gap between fluent reading and deep understanding. Participants will learn best practices for ensuring that increased fluency leads to improved comprehension, including ways to connect fluency work to vocabulary, background knowledge, and meaning-making during reading.

Educators will leave with:

-Tools for effectively progress monitoring reading fluency.

-Instructional routines to develop all elements of fluency.

-Practical strategies to move students from fluent reading to meaningful comprehension.

This session is ideal for K-6 ELA teachers, LSTs, interventionists at all levels, and instructional leaders.