Reading: Reading Fluency & Strategies: A2 Lesson 1: Reading Simple Sentences with Increasing Fluency

Reading: Reading Fluency & Strategies

A2 Lesson 1: Reading Smoothly with "Chunking"

Listen to the story audio. Try to read along!

What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will learn to stop reading word-by-word and start reading in "chunks" (groups of words) to improve your reading speed and understanding.

Before You Read 🧠

Key Vocabulary (Click 🔊)

Let's learn these important ideas for today's lesson.

Fluency

| ភាពស្ទាត់ជំនាញ

Reading smoothly, accurately, and with a good pace, like talking.

Chunking

| ការ​បែង​ចែក​ជា​ក្រុម

Grouping words together that make sense, instead of reading one word at a time.

What is "Chunking"?

When we read slowly, we read word by word. When we read fluently, we read in "chunks" or phrases. This is the most important strategy to read faster and understand more.

BEFORE (Word-by-Word):

She... went... to... the... market...

AFTER (Reading in Chunks):

She went to the market.

How to Find Chunks

• Pause at Punctuation: Take a short pause ( , ) or a full stop ( . ).
• Look for Idea Groups: Read small groups of words that feel connected. (e.g., "her friend, Dara", "a bunch of bananas").

Reading Practice Story

Read this story. The / marks show good places to take a short pause (a "chunk"). Click 🔊 to hear each paragraph.

Sreypov went / to the market. / She needed to buy fruit.

She saw / red apples / and yellow bananas. / She likes bananas / very much.

She bought / three apples / and one bunch of bananas.

Then, / she saw / her friend, Dara. / They said, / "Hello, Sreypov! / What are you doing?"

Sreypov said, / "I am buying fruit. / I like to eat apples."

They talked / for a few minutes. / Then, / Sreypov went home.

Practice What You Learned 🎯

Quiz: Find the Best "Chunks"

Which option shows the best way to "chunk" the sentence for smooth reading? Click "Check Answers" when done.

1. "She saw red apples and yellow bananas."

• She saw / red / apples and / yellow bananas.
• She saw red apples / and yellow bananas.
• She / saw red / apples / and yellow / bananas.

2. "They talked for a few minutes."

• They talked / for a few minutes.
• They / talked for / a few / minutes.
• They talked for a / few minutes.

Key Vocabulary Reference (Click 🔊)

• Fluency | ភាពស្ទាត់ជំនាញ
  Reading smoothly, accurately, and with a good pace, like talking.
• Chunking | ការ​បែង​ចែក​ជា​ក្រុម
  Grouping words together that make sense.
• Market | ផ្សារ
  A place to buy food and other things.
• Fruit | ផ្លែឈើ
  Sweet food from trees, like apples and bananas.
• Friend | មិត្តភក្តិ
  A person you like and know well.

Your Reading Mission ⭐

Practice Repeated Reading

The best way to build fluency is to read the same story many times. Go back to the "Reading Practice Story".

1. Read 1: Listen to the audio and read along in your head.
2. Read 2: Listen to the audio and read aloud with the voice. Try to match the speed and pauses.
3. Read 3: Turn off the audio. Read the story aloud by yourself, focusing on the "chunks".

You will be surprised how much smoother your reading is on the third try!