In our Fundations work we sometimes read a short story with no pictures. The stories are "controlled texts," which means that they only contain trick words we've learned (high-frequency words students should know by sight) and words that can be tapped out and read based on the spelling rules we've learned so far.
We practice comprehension with these stories-- not always easy without the aid of pictures!
We mark up some features in words, such as underlining digraphs (sh, ch, ck, th, wh) in words in the story.
These stories are already "scooped" into phrases. When we read with phrasing (and expression, and at a good rate) this is reading fluently. It makes it easier to understand what we are reading and is more enjoyable to listen to. We practice reading the words within each scoop one after another rather than one word at a time. Here we are practicing reading and marking some features of words in the story "The Cod Fish."
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