
Whole class reading fluency scheme for children from Year 2 - Year 6. Run by @ManicStTeachers.
United Kingdom
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THE FLUENCY FACTORY
🏆 The U.K.'s 1st week-by-week fluency scheme for Year 2 - Year 6!
📚 Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry with texts that progress systematically in complexity
🧠 Underpinned by research and the science of reading.
👉 Get your free lessons. thefluencyfactory.co.uk
From 2016–2021, I led English in a 3-form entry school with 98% EAL 🌍. Seeing how fluency strategies boost progress stayed with me.
Now it’s The Fluency Factory ✨ — the UK’s first week-by-week fluency lessons (Y2–Y6). ❤️
👀 thefluencyfactory.co.uk
📚 The September Fluency Fix is here!
This month:
✨ Disciplinary literacy in primary schools
✨ Daisy Christodoulou on “stupidogenic society”
✨ Ofsted’s take on reading fluency
✨ FREE fluency CPD video
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📊 Why is reading fluency landing on Year 6 teachers? 👇
Uptake dips in Years 3–5, then spikes in Year 6. Are we leaving earlier years under-supported? Shouldn’t fluency run from Year 2 all the way through?
#PrimaryEd #ReadingFluency #EdChat #SATs
🎙Great new Knowledge Matters Podcast just dropped! Ep. 3, Literacy and the Science of Learning: @Doug_Lemov on Fluency’s Impact on Comprehension! knowledgematterscampaign.org…
📖 We analysed hundreds of Ofsted reports.
🕵️♂️ The verdict? Phonics is strong—but fluency is the next big focus.
👨🏫 Ofsted, EEF & DfE all say decoding isn’t enough.
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Read the key takeaways & what schools should do next:
#ReadingFluency #EduTwitter #Ofsted
🚨 NEW: July’s Monthly Fluency Fix is here!
This issue features:
📚 Tim Shanahan
🎥 Classroom Clips
🔍 Ofsted on fluency
☀️ Summer Reading Challenge
…and more!
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#ReadingFluency #EduTwitter #LiteracyMatters
What’s Ofsted saying about reading fluency? 🧐
After reading 100s of reports, it’s clear:
✅ Fluency is finally on the radar.
As phonics improves, inspectors are shifting from decoding ➡️ fluency.
We’ve built a practical scheme for schools:
👉 thefluencyfactory.co.uk
A short & succinct podcast by @ReadingShanahan about useful ways to encourage summer reading. Well worth a listen as always! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…











