Name: Emma Garland Topic: Fluency
Mini Lesson Template
Mini Lesson Topic
Name the teaching point.
Materials
Gather materials, more text…
Connection
Tell them what you taught the
previous lesson. During the last
workshop, we learned how to…
Explicit Instruction
Tell them how to do it. Watch
me do it… or Let’s take a look at
how (author) does this when
s/he writes
Guided Practice
Ask them to try it out with a
partner, or with you for a few
minutes. Now try it out with a
partner…
Independent Practice
Remind students how the
teaching point can be used in
independent writing. (There
should be a link between the
mini lesson and the students’
independent writing lives).
2.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension.
a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
b. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate
rate, and expression on successive readings.
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition
and understanding of words; reread as necessary.
Dice, Roll and Read worksheet, highlighters
The teacher will remind the class that in the last lesson,
they worked on reading blends and digraphs. They will
then inform the class that they are going to be working on
reading blends and digraphs fluently in sentences.
The teacher will explain how to play Roll and Read by
demonstrating the first roll. Depending on the number
the student rolls, the will go to the section corresponding
to the number on the die highlight the digraph in the first
sentence in the section blue or the blend in the sentence
orange.
The students will play the game in groups of 3-4. Each
student will have their own worksheet but each group will
share the highlighters and die. The students will go
around in a circle taking turns and the teacher will be
available if any students need assistance.
The students will complete their worksheets
independently and will turn them in at the end of the
activity for a grade. The teacher will remind the students
that being able to differentiate between blends and
digraphs and knowing how to spell words that have these
letter combinations in them will help them read more
fluently and, in turn, become better writers by allowing
them to communicate better with their readers.
Group Wrap Up
Restate the teaching point. Ask:
Did you try what was taught?
Did it work for you? How will it
affect your future writing?
The teacher will ask the class to explain what digraphs
and blends are and what the difference between the two
are. The teacher will then ask the class what the term
“fluency” means. The teacher will share that one aspect
of fluency includes being able to read without any trouble
and that by practicing reading sentences with difficult
letter combinations (like blends and digraphs), they will
get closer and closer to being able to read fluently.