The Impact of Repeated Reading on Reading Fluency and Comprehension with Second Grade Students

The Impact of Repeated Reading on Reading Fluency and Comprehension with Second Grade Students
Author: Jennifer K. Goedken
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2008
Genre: Reading (Elementary)
ISBN:

The non-fluent readers in my second grad classroom had low fluency and comprehension scores, but were not eligible for additional reading assistance through Title 1 or special educational instruction. I implemented the Read Naturally program, a repeated reading program, with these students over a nine week period during the first quarter of the 2008-2009 school year. The Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading, the Basic Reading Inventory, and fluency probes, which are measures used by the Alburnett Community School District, were given as pretests and posttests for this pre-experimental approach to research, utilizing a one-group pretest-posttest design. Teacher recorded bi-weekly comprehension and fluency assessments, as well as a journal were utilized to monitor the progress of the subjects during the treatment period. Students worked with Read Naturally for 30 minutes, four times per week. Read Naturally is a fluency based program which utilizes repeated reading strategies to improve and develop the skills necessary to become fluent oral readers through the utilization of books, audiotapes, and computer software to develop speed, accuracy, and proper expression in oral reading practices. Results showed significant gains in the areas of fluency and comprehension of students involved in the study. Te results may be due to the implementation of the Read Naturally program.

Reading Fluency

Reading Fluency
Author: Timothy Rasinski
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2021-01-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3039432680

Reading fluency has been identified as a key component of proficient reading. Research has consistently demonstrated significant and substantial correlations between reading fluency and overall reading achievement. Despite the great potential for fluency to have a significant outcome on students’ reading achievement, it continues to be not well understood by teachers, school administrators and policy makers. The chapters in this volume examine reading fluency from a variety of perspectives. The initial chapter sketches the history of fluency as a literacy instruction component. Following chapters examine recent studies and approaches to reading fluency, followed by chapters that explore actual fluency instruction models and the impact of fluency instruction. Assessment of reading fluency is critical for monitoring progress and identifying students in need of intervention. Two articles on assessment, one focused on word recognition and the other on prosody, expand our understanding of fluency measurement. Finally, a study from Turkey explores the relationship of various reading competencies, including fluency, in an integrated model of reading. Our hope for this volume is that it may spark a renewed interest in research into reading fluency and fluency instruction and move toward making fluency instruction an even more integral part of all literacy instruction.

The Effects of Repeated Readings on Second Grade Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

The Effects of Repeated Readings on Second Grade Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
Author: Amy Marie Keller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2013
Genre: Action research in education
ISBN:

The purpose of this action research project was to implement repeating readings and examine their effectiveness on the reading fluency of second grade students who have specific learning disabilities. For eight weeks, reapeating reading strategies were implemented for approximately 20 minutes, three days a week. This study took place during reading class with three second grade students. The students' growth was assessed using the Standard Oral Reading Fluency Assessment Passages from the Achievement Improved Monitoring System (AIMSWeb). The Oral Reading Fluency subtest from the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (3rd edition) and the Reading Fluency subtest from the Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement Revised III were also administered. These assessments were given in the winter as a baseline and again in the spring to measure the students' reading fluency growth. Data was analyzed to measure the effectiveness of using the strategy of repeated readings to increase the reading fluency rate of students with reading disabilities.

Free Voluntary Reading

Free Voluntary Reading
Author: Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-05-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1598848445

"This book documents the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy"--Provided by publisher.

The Effects of Two Repeated Reading Treatments on Fluency and Comprehension of Second Grade Students

The Effects of Two Repeated Reading Treatments on Fluency and Comprehension of Second Grade Students
Author: Katrin L. Blamey
Publisher: ProQuest
Total Pages:
Release: 2008
Genre: Oral reading
ISBN: 9780549752219

The researcher compared two methods to improve the oral reading fluency of developing readers. Students in second grade (n = 66) were randomly assigned to one of two fluency treatment conditions or to a control group. Students in the treatments repeatedly read aloud either an unmarked or prosodically-marked text with an adult listener in 20-minute sessions, five days per week for six weeks. For students in the prosodically-marked treatment condition, analysis of covariance revealed significant (p

The Effects of an Intervention in Reading for Tier 2 Students

The Effects of an Intervention in Reading for Tier 2 Students
Author: Brooke Louise Krause
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2013
Genre: Fluency (Language learning)
ISBN:

The purpose of this study was to determine effects of "Timed Repeated Readings" and "Paired Reading" strategies on reading fluency in a group of four second grade students. The research project was conducted daily for six weeks. The participants were all in a second grade, general education setting. They were also classified as being below grade level in reading and placed in the RTI Tier 2 reading group. During these eight weeks, the participants received daily reading fluency interventions which were "Read with Partner" or "Paired Reading" and "Timed Repeated Readings". The goal for these participants was to improve their fluency rate. This intervention required the participants to be actively involved in their learning. Twice a week students' reading aloud words per minute was recorded. After 8 weeks of the interventions, it was found that students reading below grade level were able to increase their reading fluency rates anywhere between 12% and 200%. It was also found that fluency instruction positively influenced reading comprehension within classroom instruction.