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Key Takeaways

Language Comprehension and Fluency

Word Recognition and Fluency

  • Fluency is intricately linked to accuracy and automaticity in word recognition.

  • Reading fluency develops when readers become proficient in recognizing letters and letter sounds, and words automatically, without conscious attention.

  • Sight-word learning occurs through explicit instruction in phonological awareness and phonics, decoding practice opportunities, and repeated exposure to words, allowing the brain to store words in long-term memory through a process called orthographic mapping.

  • Automatic word recognition allows readers to focus on comprehension and meaning-making rather than decoding individual words.

  • Fluent reading involves more than just efficient word recognition; it is facilitated by language comprehension.

  • Fluent readers also draw upon their language comprehension skills to read with prosody and expression.

  • Language comprehension helps readers know when to pause appropriately within and at the end of sentences and change emphasis and tone.

  • Developed oral language and verbal reasoning skills help readers manage the language structures in complex text to read with prosody, expression, and, ultimately, deeper comprehension.