I think that fluency is one of the most important things students need to learn how to do. I think a lot of times they struggle with this because they don't get the practice they need. I feel that reading out loud helps me with my fluency, because it's always easier to read silently. I also felt that the suggestion #1 was a really cool idea. I was amazed at how many of these words are actually found in the things we read everyday. I also really liked suggestions #3 because a lot of times students don't know how to read expression marks. They will read at such a monotone rate it's hard for even teachers to keep up with the story, let alone other struggling students. I think exercises that help students practice this is a great idea.
I have noticed in schools, and even in college, that when a students is struggling with a word or phrase, the teacher will notice and blurt out what it is supposed to say and the students skips over it and keeps on reading. I related to this when I read it, because I am sometimes that student, and it doesn't help me to learn the word for the next time I come across it, if this is what happens. I tend to wait a while before telling students the word because I want them to use what they already know to figure it out, if that is possible. If not, I try to give clues or help them sound it out, and then have them go back and re-read so that they understand more clearly.
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