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.

Examining the Effects of Repeated Reading Fluency Interventions on Student Progress Towards Grade-level Goals

Examining the Effects of Repeated Reading Fluency Interventions on Student Progress Towards Grade-level Goals
Author: DeeAnn Thompson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2013
Genre: Competency-based education
ISBN:

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two different fluency-based reading interventions as determined by fluency progress monitoring rates of participants and teacher-perceived usefulness toward the progression towards the participants' grade-level goals as measured on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAPs) standardized test. This study was precipitated by the recent adoption of a Response to Intervention (RtI) approach in the school setting. This approach is designed to increase student achievement of students who are "below," "at," or "beyond" grade level expectations. This study specifically looked at students who are categorized as "below" grade level in reading achievement. The Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) intervention was utilized with 6th and 7th grade students during the first research period (Study 1) and "The Six-Minute Solution" was used with a group of 5th and 6th grade students during the second research period (Study 2). Results indicated the interventions did have an overall positive effect on the fluency rates and the standardized tests scores achieved by the students in this study.

Effects Of Two Fluency Methods On The Reading Performance Of Secondary Students

Effects Of Two Fluency Methods On The Reading Performance Of Secondary Students
Author:
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Total Pages: 428
Release: 2005
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One predominant hallmark of older struggling readers is their failure to gain reading fluency on instructional and grade-level texts. Students who fail to achieve reading fluency experience multiple negative consequences that affect their academic and social growth, options, and success. Although considerable amounts of research on reading fluency interventions have been conducted with younger developing and struggling readers, little is known about the effects of such interventions on the reading skills of high school students. A single subject across participants design was employed to measure the effectiveness of two, easy-to-implement, reading fluency interventions on the reading fluency and comprehension of 18 high school students with learning disabilities (LD) who read between the first- and sixth-grade levels. A two-way ANOVA was also used to determine the impact of two interventions and initial reading level on the reading fluency and comprehension as measured by the Gray Oral Reading Test -4, the Test of Word Reading Efficiency, and the Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency. Results suggested that participants whose initial reading skills fell between the first- and third-grade levels made fewer gains in reading fluency and comprehension of connected text during intervention than participants who entered intervention reading between the fourth- through sixth-grade levels. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

Effect on Reading Fluency of Struggling Third Grade Students

Effect on Reading Fluency of Struggling Third Grade Students
Author: Corey Martin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2014
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This research study examined two intervention programs, Read Naturally (computer-assisted) and The Six-Minute Solution (teacher-guided), for the purpose of finding their effects on reading fluency with 3rd grade students at an elementary school. The participants were from two separate third grade classrooms, randomly assigned to one of the two intervention programs. There were five participants in the Read Naturally program and four participants in The Six-Minute Solution program. Fluency, the word correct per minute (WCPM), was based on assessments through AIMSweb R-CBM fluency probes. The data was analyzed to determine which program has a greater effect on fluency. Results from posttest scores indicated that after four weeks of intervention, there was an increase in fluency in both programs. However, the Read Naturally program showed a significantly higher rate of WCPM (words correct per minute). Results show that repeated reading programs help increase reading fluency. Educators need to see the significance in repeated reading programs and the positive effect it can have on increasing reading fluency. A sample lesson plan is appended.

The Effect of Fluency Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of Third Grade Students

The Effect of Fluency Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of Third Grade Students
Author: Michelle Renee Oswald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2013
Genre: Fluency (Language learning)
ISBN:

The purpose of this study was to implement fluency interventions and examine their effectiveness on comprehension with third grade students. Six students, identified by their AIMSweb fluency scores, were used in this study. Three students were given fluency interventions and their work was compared to three students who were not. For 10 weeks, three students were given fluency interventions for approximately 15 minutes a day, three times a week. The intervention used was Repeated Readings taken from the Florida Center for Reading Research website. The students' reading growth was assessed using AIMSweb R-CBM (Reading-Curriculum Based Measurement) and AIMSweb Maze Comprehension test. Students were compared to nationally normed average rate of improvement according to the AIMSweb Growth Table. After the study, the researcher concluded that fluency instruction had a positive effect on comprehension.

The Effects of Response to Intervention on Third Graders' Reading Achievement

The Effects of Response to Intervention on Third Graders' Reading Achievement
Author: Marlon Demetrius King
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2012
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the effects of the Response to Intervention Three Tier Model on third graders' reading achievement. Two hundred forty-three students participated in this study. Students were from an elementary school in the southeastern region of the United States. The data on the students was collected through V-Port database, a database supported by Cambium Learning Group. Of the three groups engaged in Response to Intervention, data analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between group one, benchmark students and group two, emerging students who received intervention, while no significant difference existed when comparing group one or group two to group three. Also, data revealed that there was no significance in the relationship between the teachers or teacher's assistants when observing words-per-minute gain categories. The author suggests recommendations and areas for further study of Response to Intervention.