HFL Education’s Development and Partnership Lead, Penny Slater says she’ll “never tire of talking or writing about the topic of Reading fluency - so often it's the missing piece in effective reading instruction. When taught with intention and understanding, fluency can be truly transformative.”
In the latest edition of Tes, Jon Severs, Tes Editior, gave Penny the opportunity to fly the fluency flag for reading fluency once again with her article Reading fluency: why it matters and how to teach it.
The article focuses on reading fluency and how it can help to bridge the gap between decoding and comprehension.
2026 marks a major milestone in HFL Education’s fluency journey: 10 years since we first trialled the Reading Fluency Project 🎂 We’re also eagerly anticipating the results of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) trial, due to be published next summer - a moment we’ve been building towards for 3 years!
And there’s more .... the launch of the Department for Education’s new CPD programme, 'Reading Fluency: The Bridge to Comprehension'. This six-part series was written by HFL Education’s stellar lead project advisers, Kathy Roe and Juliet McCullion, and will be delivered by the Literacy Specialist teams across the DfE’s 34 English Hubs.
Penny has worked with so many brilliant hub leaders over the years - and drawn on their deep expertise - we couldn’t be prouder of this collaboration. Special thanks to Julian Tegg, Hub Lead at Childer Thornton English Hub for championing this work across the hub network.
Read the Tes article and if find out more about HFL Education’s Reading Fluency Project.
Explore all the Reading Fluency Project CPD options on the HFL Hub and if you have any questions please email us at reading.fluency@hfleducation.org.
