ORELA Elementary Education Subtest 1 ELA Practice Test

Repeated reading builds fluency by having students read the same passage several times while the teacher provides feedback to improve accuracy, pace, and expression. With each reading, students become more automatic and confident readers, and the teacher’s suggestions after or during the readings help guide improvements in pronunciation, phrasing, and prosody. Echo reading centers on the teacher modeling and the student echoing what is read, which is more about imitation than repeated independent practice with targeted feedback. Paired reading uses a partner to share the reading task, offering support but not the same teacher-guided, multiple-read sequence. Differentiation strategies refer to tailoring instruction to individual needs and can include various methods, not this specific repeated-reading routine with teacher feedback.