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District pilots 'Fluency Plus' to expand reading comprehension beyond speed measures
Summary
Staff described a Fluency Plus pilot for grades 3–5 that emphasizes comprehension, vocabulary and sentence structure, not just words‑per‑minute, and tied the pilot to SPAC outcomes and daily fluency routines.
Staff (speaker 2) described a pilot program called Fluency Plus targeted to grades 3–5 that aims to pair fluency practice with structured comprehension tasks and vocabulary instruction. On the record, staff said the approach "no nomás queremos saber cuántas palabras pueden leer los oyentes por minuto, también queremos saber de darle, saber si los estudiantes pueden contestar una pregunta de comprensión."
The pilot uses anthology texts, decodable books for students who need them, and daily routines that ask students to analyze sentence structure and author decisions. Staff tied fluency work to SPAC outcomes and said the district is testing routines this year with advisors and site staff before broader rollout.
Board members asked how fluency assessment time balances with instructional time; staff said they are refining routines and noted teacher feedback that fluency work must go deeper than words‑per‑minute metrics.
