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Things you should know: Schools measure reading through four basic skills. Decoding (phonics) Sight Word Recognition, Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension.

Decoding is the ability to sound out words based on phonics rules. This is the first step in reading. It begins in preschool and is usually mastered by the end of 3rd grade.

Sight word recognition is the ability to recognize words that cannot be sounded out, such as, "the", "what" or "Who". Sight words are usually mastered by the end of 2nd grade.

Reading fluency is the ability to orally read coherent sentences, with appropriate speed, pauses, tonal inflection, and stops. Students with good reading fluency do not necessarily have good reading comprehension.

Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and make use of what was read. Many students can master reading fluency, but have no understanding of what they just read. When students stumble over words or put inappropriate breaks in the sentence we can guess that they also do not understand the information. Students with good reading fluency can often fool teachers and parents into thinking they understood what they read because it sounded good to the listener.

Standardized Tests: Reading Comprehension also includes the ability to understand vocabulary, determine the main idea, draw conclusions and make inferences. These are the skill areas that students have the most difficulty with on the Standardized tests.

At Angela Brown Tutoring our tutors can teach your child the basic skills needed to decode and fluently read, as well as understand and analyze the information. We can help bring up test scores and grades, while giving your child the skills necessary to succeed wherever they go.

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