Bridge Quote by Maryanne Wolf

The most basic definition of fluency is simply the ability to read text accurately and quickly.

— Maryanne Wolf

“Cognitive fluency refers to our brains’ tendency to accept messages that are easy to understand and effortlessly fit into existing schemata (referring back to…

— David DiSalvo

“Fluency CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.4: Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding. *author’s note – This is an amazingly blunt statement as well as an expectation for…

— Terry Marselle

It may sound paradoxical, but verbal fluency is the product of many hours spent writing about nothing, just as musical fluency is the product…

— Stanley Fish

Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of.

— George H. W. Bush

“rising familiarity with a text and fluency in reading it can create an illusion of mastery.”

— Peter C. Brown

“Verbal fluency is the product of hours spent writing about nothing, just as musical fluency is hte product of hours spent repeating scales.” p. 26”

— Stanley Fish

“Students who do not develop reading fluency, regardless of how bright they are, are likely to remain poor readers throughout their lives.”

— 2000 National Reading Panel

Reading aloud and talking about what we're reading sharpens children's brains. It helps develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve problems logically,…

— Mem Fox

“Fiction has two uses. Firstly, it’s a gateway drug to reading. The drive to know what happens next, to want to turn the page,…

— Neil Gaiman

I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to…

— Ziggy Marley

The first and most common reason for not being a fluent reader is that the child does not yet know how to decode very…

— Maryanne Wolf