Fluency
Cloze reading is a great tool because it helps children get ready for a text by giving them a sneak peek and a chance to work through the words ahead of time. It's a really supportive tool for kids who are still learning how to decode words.
Teachers have the flexibility to provide varying levels of support when using this strategy. They can choose to have children search for words with a specific spelling pattern or tell them which words to circle in each sentence.
Benefits of Cloze Reading
Cloze reading is a supportive tool that help kids hone their accuracy skills. By focusing on important keywords and taking the time to work through them before reading the full passage, children have the opportunity to really improve their accuracy.
Cloze reading helps children bridge the gap between isolated word reading and reading within a text.
Reading individual words by themselves and then in a full text can help boost a child's confidence as they continue to work on decoding skills.
