Vocabulary Makes Fluent Reading and Comprehension Possible

Vocabulary Makes Fluent Reading and Comprehension Possible
photo by: Kris Hoet
By B. J. Fox
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

Sarah recognizes and understands the meaning of almost all the words in text. She reads with better comprehension and greater fluency than her classmates who recognize and understand fewer words. A large reading vocabulary makes it possible for Sarah to read with expression and good phrasing and to concentrate on comprehension (August, 2006; Eldredge, 2005; Kame’enui & Bauman, 2004; Roberts & Neal, 2004).

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