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2nd Grade Reading Fluency worksheets

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Reading Fluency

Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

Read each line out loud, a little faster each time. Then circle the best answer.

Read this first
Read each line
The
The little
The little brown
The little brown dog
The little brown dog walked
The little brown dog walked slowly
The little brown dog walked slowly along
The little brown dog walked slowly along the
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy beach
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy beach during
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy beach during the
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy beach during the warm
The little brown dog walked slowly along the sandy beach during the warm summer
1.
Who is the sentence about?
- The little brown dog
- The kind new teacher
- My tall older sister
2.
What did they do?
- worked carefully
- ran quickly
- walked slowly
3.
Where did it happen?
- across the green park
- along the sandy beach
- into the old barn
4.
When did it happen?
- during the warm summer
- on a rainy afternoon
- after the long lunch

2nd Grade Reading Fluency worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

Fluency means reading smoothly, with the right speed and without stopping on every word. A fluent reader can pay attention to what the words mean because the words themselves come easily. One good way to build fluency is to read a sentence that grows one word at a time. The first line has one word, the second line has two, and so on, until the whole sentence is read. Each line is easy because the child has just read most of it, and the child reads faster as the sentence grows.

This worksheet prints one growing sentence, and the child reads it from the top, a little faster each time, with a finger or a pencil under the words. Then four questions ask who, what, where and when, so the child checks that the sentence was understood. Ask your child to read the last line twice, once slowly and once like talking.

What your child will learn

Read a sentence smoothly and a little faster each time
Read longer sentences by building up
Tell who, what, where and when in a sentence

Common Core standard: RF.2.4

Worked example

The. The little. The little brown. The little brown dog. The little brown dog ran. Each line adds one word until the whole sentence is read.

Common mistake

Reading word by word without joining the words into phrases.

Helpful hint

Read the whole sentence like you are talking, then find who, what, where and when.

Next skill: Story Message and Lesson Earlier: Irregularly Spelled Words

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with reading fluency?

Reading word by word without joining the words into phrases.

How can I help my child with reading fluency?

Read the whole sentence like you are talking, then find who, what, where and when.

Are these 2nd grade reading worksheets free to print?

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