Stacey King Medd

Since many learners often remember information best through song, I have written words to eight familiar tunes so that students will know the components of eight effective reading strategies. The lyrics will lead children (and their teachers) to remember what connecting, predicting, questioning, clarifying, inferring, summarizing, synthesizing, and evaluating look and sound like. If Smart Boards are available, the lyrics can be easily projected as well. Many parents have reported hearing the son

This combination of a fluency song and a bookmark makes the quest for fluency more fun for all elementary learners. The song goes to the tune of "This Little Light of Mine", and as students sing it day after day, they also reinforce their knowledge of the key components of fluency. We always begin our fluency workshops chorally, and as students move into independent or partner reading, they bring the attached boomarks along. If I am listening in, I just tap the appropriate icon that needs atten