English - Reading Fundamentals - Reading fluency - intermediate - Expression and Punctuation

6 steps: (1) PERIOD (.): voice goes down at the end. Pause briefly. (2) QUESTION MARK (?): voice goes UP at the end. 'Are you coming?' (3) EXCLAMATION MARK (!): voice gets STRONG and excited. 'Watch out!' (4) COMMA (,): tiny pause in the middle. 'After lunch, we played.' (5) QUOTATION MARKS: change