ERIC Number: EJ1047745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1938-8071
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Reading Together: A Successful Reading Fluency Intervention
Young, Chase; Mohr, Kathleen A. J.; Rasinski, Timothy
Literacy Research and Instruction, v54 n1 p67-81 2015
The article describes a reading fluency intervention called Reading Together that combines the method of repeated readings (Samuels, 1979) and the Neurological Impress Method (Heckelman, 1969). Sixteen volunteers from various backgrounds were recruited and trained to deliver the Reading Together intervention to struggling readers in third through fifth grade. The differences on the outcome measures between the treatment (n = 29) and comparison (n = 23) were statistically significant. Thus, students in the treatment demonstrated increased reading expression, reading rate, and overall reading scores. Results suggest that Reading Together is a feasible method of increasing students' reading proficiency and can be delivered by trained volunteers.
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Outcome Measures, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Statistical Significance, Reading Achievement, Reading Rate, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Reading Difficulties, Pretests Posttests, Reading Tests, College School Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/89725