Read aloud to demonstrate fluency. Choose a book you have read before and one you feel sure the kids will enjoy. Read sentences with expression, pausing or stopping at punctuation marks. Read aloud every day. Hopefully, students will try to emulate you when they begin reading.
Lead children in choral, repeated readings. As you read aloud to class, read a sentence then have them repeat it. The class can repeat chorally or in groups. For example, girls repeat first, then boys. This method encourages shy children to participate.
Use partner-reading to practice fluency. When your students begin to read, pair them and have them take turns reading pages in a book. Pair a weaker student with an average or advanced reader so they can have a fluent model as well as receive assistance sounding out words.
Listen to fluent reading. Play books on CD so students can hear the narrators use fluency techniques. If computers are available, listen to stories on Internet sites like Storyline Online and Storyteller. The children will benefit from hearing many fluent voices.