An overview of fluency slide outlines

1. An overview of fluency

Extract from a Literacy Hub professional learning webinar.

2. Fluency and progress monitoring

[Image: diagram showing the word ‘fluency’ with arrows pointing to the three component areas of fluency: accuracy, rate and prosody.]

3. Screenshots of three Literacy Hub resources

[Image: Three screenshots of Literacy Hub resources which form part of an SSP instructional routine, sitting side by side left to right joined by plus signs showing how each part works in conjunction with the others and builds and consolidates skills. The first one is labelled Phonics progression and shows Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Literacy Hub’s Phonics progression. The second is labelled Phonics instructional model, and shows the Review and Explicit teaching parts of a phonics lesson. The third is labelled Independent practice tasks, and shows a page detailing Examples of skill application tasks.]

4. Phonics progression

[Image: Screenshot of the three resources as above but focus is on the first one, the Phonics progression, while the other two are greyed out. The screenshot shows Phases 1 and 2 of the progression. Text is in four columns: column 1: Phase 1, Phonic knowledge and word recognition level 3; column 2: Letter-sound correspondences s, a (as in ‘apple’), t, p, i (as in ‘igloo’), n; column 3: Letter-sound skills: Start reading and spelling VC/CVC words using continuous blending, Phase 1 example words: at, an, in, it, nip, sat, sap, tap, pin, pot; irregular words: is, a, I, the. Text for Phase 2 reads: Phase 2, Phonic knowledge and word recognition level 3; Letter-sound correspondences m, e (as in ‘egg’), h, r, d, o (as in ‘octopus’); letter-sound skills: Read and spell with VC/CVC words using new and known letter-sound correspondences. Phase 2 example words: am, an, mat, Pam, hit, dot, red, mop, rip, met; Irregular words: my, has, to, do.]

5. Phonics instructional model

[Image: Screenshot of the three resources as above but focus is on the second one, the Phonics instructional model, while the other two are greyed out. The diagram shows phonics instructional model in two parts, review and explicit teaching. The review starts with phonemic awareness, which leads to grapheme level (read and spell), word level (read and spell), sentence level (read and spell). These are next to a 'You do' icon (teacher provides corrective feedback). The explicit teaching starts with phonemic awareness, which leads to learning intention and success criteria, which leads to grapheme level (read and spell), word level (read and spell), sentence level (read and spell). These are next to an 'I do' icon and a 'We do' icon. This leads to check for understanding, which leads to either 'You do' (independent practice) or ‘teacher focus group’.]

6. Independent practice tasks

[Image: Screenshot of Literacy Hub resource showing Examples of skill application tasks. Text reads:

Students can do the following independent tasks to practise, learn and master sounds. These purposeful tasks need to be carefully planned to enable revision and consolidation of learned skills and knowledge. Consider whether you have explicitly taught all of the skills for students to be able to access the materials and instructions for these tasks.

See page 5 of the Literacy Hub Phonics instructional model for reading and spelling for the list of skill application tasks shown on the slide: https://www.literacyhub.edu.au/search/phonics-instructional-model-for-reading-and-spelling/]

7. Independent practice tasks

[Image: Screenshot of Literacy Hub resource showing Examples of skill application tasks.]

Read a decodable text.

Use the Literacy Hub’s phonics pair-game templates to focus on the /sh/ sound.

Read a decodable word/sentence, write the word/sentence, draw the word/scene.

Rewrite the text of a familiar decodable text (not copying).

Encourage sorting activities:

decodable words by initial phoneme
pictures by initial phoneme
decodable words by medial vowel (for example, short a/e/i/o/u).

8. Screenshots of three Literacy Hub resources