Jennings, Caldwell, and Lerner stated that the National Reading Panel describes reading fluency as accurately identifying words, reading speed, and reading with expression. These components greatly influence understanding. Accuracy allows the reader to naturally recognize unfamiliar words and familiar words. This skill developed initially uses decoding skills to decipher unknown words. Eventually these words will become sight words because the reader has seen them often enough to pull them from memory (Jennings, Caldwell & Learner, 2010, p. 215). Without precision, the reader will not understand the author's intended meaning, which can lead to misinterpretations. Reading speed refers to how quickly a student can identify both known and unknown words. Because they can recognize words instantly, they are free from the constant decoding of words which allows them to gain understanding. My case study student, Akema, reads at a slow pace. Because he lacks speed, he is unable to construct a continuous interpretation of the text. unfortunately for Akema, because he cannot recognize words on contact, his level of comprehension is low and finally fluent readers are able to convey meaning by reading with expression and use of various tones of voice and punctuation marks. Poor prosody or expression confuses the reader due to inappropriate groupings of words (Jennings, Caldwell & Learner, 2010, p. 216). Reading with accuracy, speed and expression definitely makes reading enjoyable and improves understanding. I plan to teach third grade and gaining fluency at that level takes time and effort. It's not going to happen overnight, so I need to start motivating my third graders by starting with easy books and...... half of paper... what does transportation mean? The choices are animal, wheel, travel vehicle. Based on the words surrounding transportation, it is possible to say that the mule cart and the train are means of transportation. The four steps used to understand the broadcast are to look at the word, then read the sentence, then connect the word to knowledge of the text, and then make a prediction. When used correctly, these strategies are effective in expanding vocabulary (Jennings, Caldwell & Learner, 2010, p. 258-263). ReferencesJennings, J. H., Caldwell, J. S., & Lerner, J. L. (2010). Assessment of reading problems and teaching strategies (6th ed.). San Francisco, NY: Allyn & Bacon.Pikulski, J. J., Templeton, S. (2004). Teaching and developing vocabulary: The key to long-term reading success. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from http://www.eduplace.com/marketing/nc/pdf/author/pages.pdf