Fluency for Older Students: It Still Matters!
Jan Hasbrouck reminds us that even when students master phonemic awareness, decoding, and sight word recognition, they may still struggle to read at a sufficient rate, and that’s where fluency intervention can make a real difference.

But, as Jan cautions, the goal isn't speed; it's quality reading: “We don’t want to help them read fast… we want them to read well”. Improving fluency for older students means focusing on two things:

• continuing to strengthen word recognition, especially for multisyllabic and unfamiliar words
• ensuring students are reading with meaning, paying attention to phrasing, pacing, and expression

As texts become longer, more complex, and vocabulary becomes more challenging in upper elementary, middle school, and beyond, fluency practice remains essential for building strong comprehension. Students who continue working on fluency are better equipped to tackle the demands of increasingly difficult academic texts.

Benefits:

• Understand the relationship between fluency and comprehension, the role of fluency in assessing student progress, and the importance of frequent assessments in the classroom.
• Learn how to correctly interpret the role of assessments for screening and progress monitoring.
• Explore research-based, effective instructional and intervention strategies to build reading fluency in all middle and high school students.

Outline of the day:

• Morning Session: Jan Hasbrouck presentation
• Lunch
• Afternoon Sessions:
  • Q&A with Jan Hasbrouck
  • Three breakout sessions to choose from
  • Facilitated district team planning and work time

Who should attend?

• Administrators 6-12
• Teachers 6-12
• Reading Specialists 6-12
• Intervention Specialists 6-12
• Instructional Coaches 6-12

Details

Date:        January 27, 2026

Time:        8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:  Oshkosh Convention Center, 1 N. Main Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901

Pricing:     $325 per participant

Questions?

If you have questions about this event, please contact Amy Ruppert, Program Assistant for CESA 6 Literacy at aruppert@cesa6.org.