6.2.1 Reading fluency

• Reading literary texts aloud
• Expression, pace and pause in narrative and poetry
• Reading unfamiliar texts fluently
• Performance reading for an audience

• read literary texts aloud with appropriate expression
• vary pace and pause to convey meaning
• read an unfamiliar text fluently at sight
• perform a reading for an audience

“How does a reader make a written text come alive for listeners?”

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1. Reading literary texts aloud
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Using pace, pause and emphasis to carry meaning, not just words.
2. Sight-reading and performing
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Reading an unfamiliar text well the first time, and holding an audience.
3. Pace and pause in narrative and verse
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Using slower pace and longer pauses where a cultural text needs weight, and not rushing a refrain.
4. A performance reading
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Preparing and delivering a short cultural text for an audience, including sight-reading recovery.