• Develop reading fluency through increased accuracy and reading rate.

• Build automatic word recognition to support smooth and efficient reading

• Strengthen decoding skills to read unfamiliar words with confidence

• Improve reading comprehension by identifying main ideas, key details, and sequence of events

• Practice using context clues and prior knowledge to make meaning from text

• Enhance vocabulary through exposure to new words in context

• Develop the ability to ask and answer questions about a text to deepen understanding

• Build stamina and focus for sustained reading tasks