91 Fluency Phones
Emily Mahany
Strategy Overview
- The use of Fluency Phones helps students hear themselves and decode words without disturbing others around them. They are a small tube that looks like a play phone. When you talk into them it echoes back into your ear.
- Fluency phones are important because when you hear yourself read something out loud it allows you to think about and absorb what you are reading. This is also important because when you are reading over your writing you are able to hear and consider if what you wrote makes sense.
- Fluency phones are helpful with guided reading, independent reading, and small group reading. “Fluency phones are a beneficial reading helper for kids because they encourage children to make their way through a story slowly. By staying present and focused on the reading activity, it can help students gain a better understanding of the material. This increased understanding can enhance their comprehension and future reading experiences.” (LearningLoft, 2019)
Strategy in Action
During independent wortime a student may come up and grab a fluency phone. The child can use this for independently reading their book. This will encourage the student to slow down and comprehend what they are reading. They may also use it to check for sentence fluency in their writing. By using the whisper Fluency Phone the student can hear themselves say the sentence(s) they wrote out loud and listen to see if the sentence makes sense or needs something to make it better.
Student Example
Step 1: A student finishes a writing piece.
Step 2: Student grabs fluency phone to check their piece makes sense and fixes mistakes.
