Repeated reading is exactly what it sounds like. You take a short passage and read it multiple times over several days. Not because the child doesn't understand it, but because the goal is fluency, confidence, and automaticity. Here's why it works. The first time a struggling reader tackles a passage they spend most of their mental energy just decoding the words. By the third or fourth read the decoding becomes automatic and suddenly they can actually hear themselves reading. The pace improves. The expression comes out. The comprehension goes up. That moment when a kid who has always stumbled through text reads a passage smoothly for the first time is something special. I've watched it happen in my intervention groups more times than I can count. It changes how they see themselves as readers. For grades 4 through 8 especially, fluency is often the missing piece between closing a phonics gap and actually feeling like a reader. Decoding is the foundation but fluency is what makes reading feel good. A few things that make repeated reading work better for older kids: Use text that's slightly below their frustration level so they can experience success. Time them on the first read and the last read so they can see their own progress. Let them pick passages about topics they actually care about. Sports, animals, history, whatever gets them engaged. The goal isn't perfection. The goal is showing a child that reading can feel easy. For a kid who has only ever known reading as hard, that is everything. If you want a free passage to try this with, drop FLUENCY in the comments and I'll send you one. 👇

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