the rapid, smooth flow which characterizes how a skilled student reads, writes and spells.
The ability to read words quickly and easily, regardless of whether a person understands their meaning.
The ability to perform a task rapidly, smoothly, and automatically with little conscious attention to the mechanics.
Ability to read text or converse with others accurately and quickly.
Pre-K,K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 14 The act of reading easily, smoothly and automatically with a rate appropriate for the text, indicating that students understand meaning.
The ability to produce gibberish at speed. Far more important than accuracy.
The ability to read easily and well.
Refers to the flow of speech, including rate and rhythm (Sunderland, 2004).
means fast, smooth, expressive reading that sounds like speech; it also includes silent reading.
The ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Fluent readers can recognize words automatically and understand their meaning at the same time.
Accuracy + Speed -- performance characterized by high quality and no hesitation. It is said that fluent performances show greater retention, better endurance, and greater application. More on fluency...
freedom from word-identification problems that might hinder comprehension in silent reading or the expression of ideas in oral reading; automaticity, the ability to produce words or larger language units in a limited time interval
Fluency in reading is the ability to read with speed and ease. When readers are fluent, they read accurately, without making mistakes in pronunciation, with appropriate rate, intonation, and rhythm.
Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages.
The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their attention on what the text means.
the quality of being facile in speech and writing
a result of learning defined in terms of frequency, accuracy and appropriate stimulus control, which produces retention, endurance, application, and performance stability of the changed action.
When a reader is able to read at a fast pace, generally without stopping much to identify words. Researchers believe that in order to gain fluency, a reader has to develop rapid and perhaps automatic word identification processes. ( Hall & Moats, 1999)
The freely flowing and seemingly effortless expression of visual thinking through an observable behavior; production of a large quantity of potentially useful responses.[Back to Glossary Index
This is the ability to be able to talk at normal speed without having to search for words or hesitate.
The smooth, uninterrupted, effortless flow of speech; speech that is not hindered by excessive dysfluencies; associated with stuttering.
generally, the reading speed in words per minute. Other components of fluency are the ability to quickly and efficiently recognize words and read aloud with expression.
The features which give language use the qualities of being natural, including interpretation, ease of use, and, in oral and visual language, characteristics of rhythm, intonation, and articulation. A language user may be accurate without being fluent.
Achieving speed and accuracy in recognizing words and comprehending connected text, and coordinating the two.
The quality or state of being fluent.
The accurate and rapid identification of words while maintaining good expression and phrasing.
The ability to speak, read aloud, and write language with ease.
In the area of reading, the skill of reading with accuracy, speed, and ease.
speech that comes out smoothly and readily
Reading fluency is the ability to read accurately and smoothly at a rate close to that of speech with appropriate intonation and rhythm.
The ability to easily speak, read, or write a language; automatic word recognition, rapid decoding, and checking for meaning
oral fluency The use of connected speech at a natural speed without hesitation, repetition or self-correction. In a fluency activity, students typically give more attention to the communication of meaning, rather than correctness. See accuracy.
The capacity to read text accurately and quickly.
The ability to read at an appropriate rate smoothly. (Also the ability to read expressively if reading aloud.)
Effortlessly, smooth and rapid: polished.
ability to express oneself readily and effortlessly
The clear, easy, written or spoken expression of ideas; freedom from word-identification problems that might hinder comprehension in silent reading or the expression of ideas in oral reading; automaticity; the ability to execute motor movements smoothly, easily, and readily.