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Year 2 Reading Fluency practice
English · ages 6–7 · Word reading
Learning goal: I can read a short passage smoothly and clearly.
- 1Read aloud
Read: 'The little fox crept quietly across the field.'
Read it twice; make the second reading smoother. - 2Punctuation pause
Where should you pause: 'After lunch, we went outside.'
- 3Expression
Which word should sound excited in 'What a fantastic goal!'?
- 4Word recognition
Read: because, people, beautiful.
- 5Phrase reading
Read in phrases: 'At the end of the road / stood an old tree.'
- 6Self-correct
If a sentence does not make sense when you read it, what should you do?
Parent or teacher notes
- Allow practical equipment, drawings and short oral explanations where helpful.
- Focus on accurate understanding rather than long written responses.
- Stop after a short successful practice session and return later if concentration drops.
Answer and assessment guidance
- 1. Accurate fluent reading
- 2. After 'lunch' at the comma.
- 3. fantastic (or goal, if appropriately expressive)
- 4. because, people, beautiful
- 5. Two meaningful phrases
- 6. Stop and re-read/correct the word.