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title: 'Video: What reading fluency looks like in second grade'
description: What reading skills do second graders typically develop? Are they reading smoothly? Watch this video to learn about reading fluency in second grade.
slug: video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-second-grade
author: The Understood Team
reviewer: Ginny Osewalt
published: '2019-10-16T11:48:14.303Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-second-grade
lang: en
---

# Video: What reading fluency looks like in second grade

What does reading smoothly look like in second grade? Do second graders typically develop reading fluency? Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to get an idea of reading skills second graders develop.

[![Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/WCWjiTdy9Kk/sddefault.webp)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/WCWjiTdy9Kk)

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