How fluency relates to ELLs With th

How fluency relates to ELLs
With the No Child Left Behind Act, it is both important and mandatory to assess English language learners' (ELLs) level of English language proficiency to determine their growth from year to year.
With ELLs, it is especially important to check not just for fluency, but for comprehension as well. Many ELLs can be deceptively fast and accurate in their reading because they are good readers in their primary language. Yet, they may demonstrate little understanding of the text. For ELLs, try not to provide instruction in fluency that focuses primarily on developing students' reading rates at the expense of reading with expression, meaning, and comprehension. Students may read fast, but with insufficient comprehension. Fluency without comprehension will require instructional intervention invocabulary and comprehension skills.
Since fluency is multidimensional, it is important to teach and monitor the following skills:
1. Accuracy in word decoding
2. Rate (automatic recognition of words in connected text)
3. Expressive and meaningful interpretation of text
The three dimensions of fluency can be assessed with the strategies below.