Reading Fluency Passages for Grade 1

Fluency equips teachers with effective, research-based strategies to help first graders become confident, expressive, and fluent readers. Rooted in Reading First research, this 81-page resource offers a wide variety of engaging activities designed to strengthen word recognition, accuracy, pacing, and comprehension.

Through interactive methods like partner reading, repeated reading, choral reading, and readers’ theater, students stay motivated as they develop the skills to read smoothly and with understanding.

Key features include:

• Fun and structured fluency-building lessons
• Opportunities for reading aloud and listening to model fluent reading
• Practice in reading with expression, rhythm, and proper phrasing
• Assessments and rubrics to monitor student progress

Perfect for use during:

• Whole group reading instruction
• Small group and guided reading
• Literacy centers or independent practice
• Early intervention and ELL support

This resource helps first-grade readers make the important leap from decoding words to reading with confidence, meaning, and fluency—setting the stage for long-term reading success.