{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Advancing Literacy Beyond the Classroom","title":"What is Reading Fluency?: Practical Advice for Families and Caregivers to Support Children’s Literacy Development","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bc08f626\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1631,"description":"In this episode of Advancing Literacy Beyond the Classroom, hosts Emily Smith, Amanda Hartman, and Kristi Guinness — staff developers at Advancing Literacy at Teachers College, Columbia University — explore the many ways families and caregivers can support children’s reading fluency, which serves as the vital bridge between a child's ability to decode words and their ability to comprehend them. Drawing on research from scholars they discuss how fluency is not merely about speed, but a combination of accuracy, automaticity, and prosody that frees up cognitive resources for deeper understanding. The episode offers practical, creative recommendations for families and caregivers to encourage kids of all ages to build their confidence, voice and oral reading skills.\n\nEpisode Resources and Book Recommendations: \n\nTips for Engaging your Child  - color | black/white\nHello, Tobi! by Andrea Cásceras\nThe Ultimate Book of Water by Anne-Sophie Bauman\nHoneybee by Candace Fleming\nOne Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome\nTruth Is by Hannah Sawyerr \nDear America: Young Readers’ Edition by Jose Antonio Vargas\n\nLearn more about Teachers College Advancing Literacy. \n\nIf you’d like more tips on supporting at-home literacy, be sure to join and share our FREE Online Family and Caregiver Workshop Series and stay tuned for more podcasts episodes. \nThe views expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker to whom they are attributed. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the faculty, administration, staff or Trustees either of Teachers College or of Columbia University.\nConnect with us on Social Media\nFacebook\nX\nInstagram\nLinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OfTwoioggid5KjF8hh-S4bQ0rPFczQ8117lFjcbfnLA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDcx/OThhMDc2ZjdkMGFk/NTE4NzcyYjQ5YWZk/YTRjZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}