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A young child with a black bob haircut and bangs sits in a library, smiling while reading a bright green book. She's wearing a white top and is surrounded by tall bookshelves filled with colorful books. The warm lighting and her joyful expression capture the pleasure of reading in a quiet, book-filled environment.

Understanding and Measuring Reading Fluency for SEN Children

Reading fluency is more than speed—it's the bridge between decoding and understanding. For SEN children, measuring fluency helps us celebrate small victories, identify challenges, and create targeted interventions. Every child's reading journey is unique, and regular assessments support each step with data-driven compassion.

Aug 205 min read

Reading Fluency Assessment Kit showing four educational worksheets with blue borders. The first sheet contains instructions for conducting reading fluency assessments, featuring a cartoon illustration of a child reading and a timer icon. The remaining three sheets show grade-level reading passages: Grade 1 features a simple story about a brown and white dog playing in a yard, Grade 2 contains a beach story about Sarah and her family's summer vacation, and Grade 3 presents a passage about students creating a vegetable garden. Each passage sheet includes a small illustration of a child with a stopwatch and shows the benchmark of Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) by year-end. All materials are credited to Jane Shin from Integrated SEN Therapy and designed for assessing reading fluency in children with special educational needs.

Free 1-Minute Reading Fluency Assessment: Essential Tools for SEN Parents to Keep Track of Your SEN Child's Reading Progress at Home

ke control of your SEN child's reading progress with this simple 1-minute assessment. Know exactly where your child stands compared to grade-level benchmarks and track their development over time. Perfect for parents who want concrete data to supplement school reports and celebrate real improvements at home.

Aug 195 min read

Empty classroom with rows of wooden desks facing a blackboard, representing the traditional educational environment where inclusion challenges occur when students with special needs are placed by age rather than ability.

Inclusive Education Challenges in Hong Kong: The Hidden Costs of Age-Based Placement

Hong Kong's age-based school placement creates impossible gaps for SEN students. True inclusion requires balancing social needs with meaning

Mar 1010 min read