Reading comprehension is closely tied to reading fluency. At-home reading will help to accelerate students' fluency, which will positively impact comprehension.

This process complements what we are doing in class with the Third Quest reading intervention program. It also reinforces rich and varied practice and a higher degree of exposure to diverse texts, both narrative and informational.

The reading challenge will be integrated as regular homework for more fluency practice.

A letter will be sent home with a QR code link to view the leaderboard (animal names to protect student anonymity), explaining this at-home reading fluency program and the role the family can take to support their students' progress with practice, listening to their children reading aloud, checking for accuracy, and recording their progress.

The pilot will run with an existing class group so there is an existing comprehensive reading ability profile of each student and a system in place for data collection and analysis to gauge student progress.

The teacher dashboard will be used to monitor student progress and keep the leaderboard updated. Fluency progress monitoring will continue as usual with systems that are already in place in the classroom. These include DIBELS ORF (teacher-administered) and partner-timed assessments. In addition to these, the Third Quest curriculum has partner timings in nearly every lesson. I am expecting to see larger gains with the addition of this additional fluency practice. Plans also include connecting this process and progress to the students' portfolio and goal setting related to their IEPs.

Common Core Standards: RF.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education. (n.d.). Ways to engage families at home (Lesson 3.2). AFFECT. Retrieved February 8, 2026, from https://affect.coe.hawaii.edu/lessons/engaging-families-in-school-work/