About the Intervention
Fluency Formula™ is a supplemental reading curriculum designed to promote reading fluency for first- through sixth-grade students. The program emphasizes automatic word recognition, decoding accuracy, and oral expressiveness as the foundation for building reading fluency. Daily 10- to 15-minute lessons are delivered in classrooms through whole-class, small-group, and individual practice activities. Students use workbooks, read-aloud anthologies, library books, fluency activity cards, and audio CDs. The curriculum encourages at-home practice (20-30 minutes daily) and includes a Fluency Formula™ Assessment System with one-minute grade-level passages and a timer for teachers to assess student fluency. Teachers receive professional development through the Fluency Formula™ Professional Guide and online courses through Scholastic's "Scholastic Red" division.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on fluency
Negative effect: on comprehension
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Focus Areas
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General EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s), Teachers/Instructional TeamsCitation
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2007). Fluency Formula. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/233.
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