Reading Voice Cards

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In 4th grade, we do a lot of fluency work.  Fluent readers have better comprehension, and what's the point of reading if you can't understand it?  I was reading IRA's The Reading Teacher about strategies for fluency and the article recommended reading in voices to take student concentration off of reading the text and focus on their voice instead (Sorry, I don't remember which issue I was reading!).  Not only do the kids *love* it, but it is easy for me to hear how fluent they read when they aren't paying attention.

When students read in small groups they practice their fluency.  Sometimes I tell them they HAVE to read in voices, and sometimes I let each group choose if they want to or not.

          

Click *here* for the link to these twelve cards.

            

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Idiom of the Week

There is no hidden agenda here.  In a nutshell, this post is to offer my "idiom of the week" cards for the upcoming bulletin board I'm working on .  I'm hoping that in the long run, this will help my students get a better handle on the English language.  Since I know you're not made of money, I thought I'd lend a hand and offer up these 36 handy cards for only $1 on my TpT site.  Ok I'm done.

You can find all 19 pages of idioms on my TpT page. 

Englishclub.com is a handy-dandy website in case you want to check their meaning or create more of your own, and they're all arranged alphabetically - AND they offer an Idiom of the Day as well!

            

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