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Stage 2

Reading fluency
  • EN2-REFLU-01

    sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning

Reading fluency
Reading automaticity and rate
  • Loading  how effortless and accurate word Loading , at a pace appropriate for Loading  and Loading , can support reading Loading  and comprehension

  • Syllabify, Loading  Loading  and use morphemic knowledge as strategies for reading words accurately

  • Read Loading , Loading  and continuous texts with accuracy and appropriate rate suited to reading purpose

  • Maintain stamina when reading extended texts

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Prosody
  • Explain how prosodic reading involves emphasis, expression, Loading  and pausing

  • Adjust Loading , tone, volume and pitch reflected by the punctuation in a text, to enhance reading fluency and support comprehension

  • Apply appropriate tone to represent Loading  emotions when reading text with Loading 

Monitoring reading fluency
  • Recognise that there are different purposes and Loading  for reading and adjust reading rate to suit a text’s purpose

  • Reflect on and Loading  differences between own oral reading fluency and silent reading fluency

  • Reflect on how adjusting reading rate and Loading  supports comprehension and can engage an audience

  • Reflect on stamina for reading sustained texts

  • Monitor and adjust own goals for improving reading fluency