Students can practice oral reading fluency with a buddy. It can provide them with an additional model of fluent reading. Be cautious about how you pair up students within your class. Putting a struggling reader with a fluent reader could be counterproductive if it makes the lower reader feel self-conscious.

Students LOVE doing Readers Theater scripts! They are an engaging way to practice fluent reading in an authentic manner. The best part is you can use Readers Theater for so much more than just fluency instruction.

Reading in meaningful phrases is a key component of fluency. A helpful way to practice phrased reading is scooping words into phrases. Begin by putting a passage inside a dry erase pocket or sheet protector. Students use dry erase markers to draw lines to scoop words together into meaningful phrases. They can then practice reading the passage with the phrases as they marked and adjust the phrases accordingly.

In order for students to become fluent readers, they need to actually hear themselves read. Students can record themselves using voice memos on any digital device. As they listen back to themselves, they should reflect on their fluency. You’ll want to model how to effectively reflect on reading and then modify reading accordingly.

Students just need time to read, read, and read some more! The only way to get better at something is with LOTS of practice.
make sure books are on their independent reading level so they can practice reading fluently - you can toss on a instructional level text as well