By Maryanne Wolf
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Fluency is one of those seemingly simple concepts that rewards you well for digging deeper. At the basic level, reading fluency refers to the ability to
read text accurately, quickly, and with good expression so that time can be allocated to understanding what is read (Meyer & Felton, 1999). There has
been a flurry of attention to reading fluency in the last few years because of a growing realization of its importance in reading comprehension.
Simultaneously, many researchers and teachers have become increasingly aware of the number of children who have problems in fluency and comprehension, some of whom have adequate but slow decoding skills.
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