The Fluent Reader

The Fluent Reader
Author: Timothy V. Rasinski
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439332088

Introduces oral reading teaching methods for developing word recognition and comprehension in students.

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 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.

The Impact of Read Naturally on Oral Reading Fluency Skills for First and Second Grade Students Participating in a Response to Intervention Instructional Model

The Impact of Read Naturally on Oral Reading Fluency Skills for First and Second Grade Students Participating in a Response to Intervention Instructional Model
Author: Amy Gilcrest Falk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2008
Genre: Oral reading
ISBN:

This study examined the impact of Read Naturally, a research-based intervention which utilizes repetitive reading, with 10 first and second grade students considered at risk or some risk in oral reading fluency (ORF) (Ihnot & Ihnot, 1996). The researcher utilized a Response to Intervention (Rtl) Model over a 4-week, 2-month, and 6-month period. Data were collected using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS®) and pre-and post-scores from Read Naturally (Good & Kaminski, 2002; Ihnot & Ihnot, 1996). Historical data were also used to measure the words read per minute in Group A and Group B in the pre-test. ORF data were examined to ascertain responsiveness or non-responsiveness to the intervention for each student. Collected data were used to determine whether a student had a specific learning disability (SLD). Quantitative data suggested that implementing Read Naturally over a 2-month and 6-month period increased ORF skills. Student inconsistent attendance and time over the 4-week period resulted in inconclusive data. The researcher emphasized the importance of fidelity of instruction, on-going professional development, and time for collaboration amongst educators. The researcher argued that Rtl should be used in the process of determining if a student has a SLD. She focused on early intervention utilizing a preventative model instead of the discrepancy model, or psycho-educational assessments, which focus on qualification for special education.

Fluency in the Classroom

Fluency in the Classroom
Author: Melanie R. Kuhn
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This timely book offers two distinct approaches to oral reading instruction that can easily be incorporated into primary-grade literacy curricula. It enables teachers to go beyond the conventional "round-robin" approach by providing strong instructional support and using challenging texts. Grounded in research and classroom experience, the book explains what works and why in helping students build comprehension along with word recognition and the expressive elements of oral reading. Specific lesson plan ideas, helpful vignettes and examples, and reproducibles make this an indispensable classroom resource. Included are chapters on fluency's role in learning to read, motivation, the home-school connection, fluency assessment, and strategies for struggling readers.

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.

Reading with Ease

Reading with Ease
Author: Ann Van Wig
Publisher:
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2016
Genre: Language and languages
ISBN: 9780355133806

The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to investigate the impact of a repeated reading fluency intervention focused on prosody, counterbalanced with an intervention focused on reading strategies. Both of these interventions were designed to promote feelings of achievement through participation in activities intended to promote reading success. Seventeen eighth grade students identified as requiring reading intervention were divided into A-Day and B-Day classes. All 17 students received the interventions but in alternating seven-week phases. The repeated reading fluency intervention employed recording and reflecting of children’s books as students metacognitively reflected upon the fluency components of rate, accuracy, and prosody. The study compared the results between A-Day and B-Day students using a repeated measures design using ANOVA. The repeated measures fluency intervention examined outcomes on measures of the Gray Oral Reading Test-Fifth Edition raw scores of rate and accuracy, the Comprehensive Oral Reading Fluency Scale that measured rate, accuracy, and prosody, and Multidimensional Fluency Scale that measured prosody. In addition, students responded to questions regarding perceptions of reading ability and behaviors using the Impression of My Reading survey. Results suggested the fluency intervention focused on prosody was effective in improving prosodic ability, but inconclusive on the improvements on the fluency components of rate and accuracy. Results also indicated students had improved perceptions of their reading ability and behaviors after participation in reading interventions designed to promote student reading success. Future research recommendations include extension of reading material to include graphic novels and to incorporate writing and subsequent reading of student created stories, plays, and poems.