Read Naturally is a research-based program that enables students to become fluent readers.   It has three components:  teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring.   It is based on several research-based theories including the following:

                            Students become good readers by reading

                            Reading along with a more proficient reader improves word recognitions and fluency

                            Reading a passage several times improves fluency

                            Self-monitoring of progress improves reading achievement

While working with the Read Naturally program, your child will select interesting, non-fiction passages at reading levels best suited for his/her development. S/He will read the passage while listening to a tape recording of the passage and then practice the passage several times until able to read it at a  goal rate.   Your child will monitor his progress by keeping a chart of timed readings before and after practicing each passage.