This guide offers educators a clear and practical roadmap for teaching reading fluency, a crucial aspect of balanced literacy instruction. It brings together authorities to examine what reading fluency is and how it can best be taught. The book describes innovative approaches to instruction and assessment with examples from K–12 classrooms, debunks common misconceptions, and clarifies fluency's key role in comprehension. It also presents effective practices for developing fluency in specific populations, including English language learners, adolescents, and struggling readers.