Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet often overlooked component of literacy development. According to the National ...

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

The study of second language speech fluency has advanced significantly in recent years, ... whereby extraneous factors such as lexical complexity can distort fluency assessments [1].

The assessments will begin in July and focus on evaluating students' reading fluency and comprehension. A passage will be read aloud by each student, recorded, and analysed using AI software.