In response to the fluency question, I was quite excited by the response to look for root cause. At the high school level, I know we look at that 4th grade reading level as a major benchmark. Students who have average or above average intelligence are frequently able to sight read up to the fourth grade level. However, if they don't have sound-symbol correspondance and phonics down, it is very difficult to read efficiently above the fourth grade level. Have you looked at these skills? As a 5 minute quick assessment, put the vowels and vowel teams on flash cards. Ask the student to identify the sounds each vowel or vowel team makes. If this is a struggle, it might be a good idea to complete a full assessment in this area and design/use an intervention surrounding letter sounds and syllable types. Hope that helps!
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