My Literacy Space Podcast

Fluency Matters with Jen Yagid and Wendy Darasz


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Wendy Darasz and Jen Yagid are both Wilson certified and credentialed Dyslexia Practitioners. They have worked together for over 10 years. They are self-described Science of Reading geeks and are passionate about evidenced-based literacy instruction. Wendy and Jen co-founded Informed Literacy in 2015 to help build a community of like-minded individuals and to spread the word about structured literacy practices. As reading specialists, they work with a diverse population of students, including regular and special education students and English language learners from kindergarten to grade 6. Their mission at Informed Literacy is to support teachers and parents of emergent and struggling readers because …every child deserves reading success. What is the best definition of fluency? What is automaticity and accuracy, prosody, speed, punctuation, expression Why is fluency important for readers? What are the most important components of fluency? How do we assess fluency? Connect with Jen and Wendy: Website: https://informedliteracy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/informedlit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InformedLit Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDE4Ut9Y5ZgzNimn40l0rQ TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Informed-Literacy Megabook of Fluency by Timothy Rasinski and Melissa Cheeseman Smith Amazon Canada affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3ypG5C1

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