Teaching the reading process requires a constant spiraling of essential skills. Reading fluency is one of the most critical components in the reading process.
This is why we’ve sponsored these fluency warm-ups for word study!
Here’s a quick overview of the free warm-ups.
Fluency Warm-Ups for Word Study
Fluency Warm-Ups are rolling out! The unit Fluency 2, is in the free Word Study Warm-Ups course and is uploading as I type this sentence.
In these fluency warm-ups, students will:
- Build word recognition skills.
- Increase automaticity with decoding skills.
- Discover vowel digraphs.
- Sort words.
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Fluency Warm-Ups for 3rd and 4th Grades
The instructional level for the warm-ups in Fluency 2 is advanced 2nd grade and on-level 3rd grade and 4th grade. As a part of the free Word Study Warm-Ups course, 3rd and 4th graders will practice building fluency with decoding skills and word recognition skills.
Build stronger readers with solid word recognition skills!Click To TweetWhat’s in the Fluency Warm-Ups?
Fluency 2 builds on the blending skills from the Fluency 1 warm-ups. It specifically introduces and practices:
- Vowel Digraphs
- Consonant Digraphs
- Rapid Word Recognition
- Multisyllabic Words

Word Study Intervention for Grades 4-6
The Fluency 2 unit of Word Study Warm-Ups is perfect for small group instruction, differentiated instruction, and interventions for transitional readers in grades 4-6.
The visual aids, explicit instruction, and guided practice make it ideal for ELs, students with Dyslexia, and struggling readers.
You can read more about interventions at Comprehension Killer and 8 Ways to Use Word Study.
Where Can You Find Fluency Warm-Ups?
Click to discover how to get the fluency warm-ups at spiralwarmups.com.