Breed History & Job Description: English Setter history goes back some 400 years, but the story of the modern breed begins in the mid-1800s. It was then that the breed diverged into two lines named for their founding breeders: the âLaverackâ setters, bred as companions and show dogs, and the âLlewellinâ line, used primarily as working gundogs.
Although independent reading cannot substitute for teaching decoding, it improves reading comprehension and the habit of reading. Independent reading is children's reading of text â such as books, magazines, and newspapers â on their own, with minimal to no assistance from adults. It can consist of reading done in or out of school, including purely voluntary reading for enjoyment or assigned reading for homework.
What Teachers Should Be Able to Do. 1  Definition and purpose of fluency. 2  When fluency is an appropriate objective. 3  The role of fluency in a comprehensive reading program. 4  The features of text that influence fluency.  How fluent readers should be at grades 1, 2, and 3.