What is one of the best ways to model reading fluency for students?

• A. Choral reading
• B. Teacher-modeled reading
• C. Silent reading
• D. Repetition of sight words

Answer: (B)

Modeling reading fluency means the teacher demonstrates fluent reading aloud, showing pace, expression, and phrasing so students hear how fluent reading sounds. This live example helps students imitate not just what to read, but how to read it—how to group words into meaningful phrases, where to pause at punctuation, and how to use intonation to convey meaning. When the teacher models fluency, they can also think aloud about strategies for decoding tricky words and for adjusting speed, which gives students a concrete template to practice on their own.

Choral reading can support practice and confidence, but it doesn’t provide an individualized model of prosody and pacing the way a teacher’s live read does. Silent reading lacks an audible model entirely, so students don’t hear fluency cues. Repeating sight words focuses on word recognition without building the connected, expressive reading that fluency requires.