KS2 Reading Fluency: The bridge to comprehension led by Laura Hope

Reading fluency sits at the heart of successful reading, acting as the vital bridge between decoding and comprehension. Grounded in evidence from the Education Endowment Foundation and the Reading Framework, this course explores how accuracy, automaticity and prosody enable pupils to fully understand what they read.

As the Reading Framework states, “Fluent reading supports comprehension because pupils’ cognitive resources are freed from focusing on word recognition.”

Participants will engage with practical, classroom-ready strategies—such as modelled, echo and repeated reading—while deepening their understanding of how fluency reduces cognitive load and strengthens comprehension. With a strong focus on inclusion, the course equips teachers to support all pupils, particularly those at risk of falling behind, to become confident, fluent readers.