This article discusses how creating Readers Theater scripts from informational text can improve fluency and build comprehension.

This is a lesson plan template created to engage young readers and encourage students to read fluently. Produced for 1st grade students, in a face-to-face setting. It can be completed in two 30 minute chuncks in one day, or across two days. The purpose of this lesson is to build a greater love for reading in each student. Reading with expression can aid in reading fluency and comprehension. You will be using dance along videos and engaging songs to introduce fluency. Students will create individual projects and be provided with opportunities to work with a partner to assess their learning. Instructions to incude diverse learners are included in section 1, 4, 5 and 6. 

This three-act math task utilizes videos and questioning to help students build fluency through 10.

The Iris Center provides a wealth of resources for Inclusive Literacy instruction for students of all grade levels. The Iris Center offers modules for content area teachers who are often frustrated by the poor reading abilities of many of their students. it is important for content-area teachers to understand where reading breakdowns occur and how they can effectively and efficiently teach the skills necessary for students to read and understand complex, content-area text.