What does fluency mean and why is it important to actively teach it to readers? If someone is a fluent dancer, he can move with grace and ease. If someone writes fluently, she can use her language easily and with accuracy. The same smooth flow of fluency is essential in reading, not only for equipping a student to read volumes of material as they move to advanced content, but for comprehension even at the most basic level. By shifting the focus to the whole rather than the mi

Building stronger critical thinkers in my children is the goal I have for my family. I am an analyst, and it is often hard for me to turn off my critical thinking and examination and simply enjoy a book, movie, art, music, etc, without considering the history and experience of the artist that has made it. I seek to know, to understand, and to address my ignorance of the space in which it originates. What I am often not careful of is my framework and bias. Am I framing my inte