ERIC Number: EJ1115349
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
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Examining the Impact of Quickreads' Technology and Print Formats on Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary Development for Elementary Students
Trainin, Guy; Hayden, H. Emily; Wilson, Kathleen; Erickson, Joan
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v9 suppl 1 p93-116 2016
National reports reveal one third of American fourth graders read below basic level on measures of comprehension. One critical component of comprehension is fluency: rapid, accurate, expressive reading with automaticity and prosody. Many fluency studies and classroom interventions focus only on reading rate, but this alone is not sufficient. This experimental study focused on QuickReads, which uses science and social studies texts to build reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. We explored the impact of QuickReads in print-only and print + technology formats for 1,484 students in second through fifth grades. Using hierarchical linear modeling with pre-post design, we found significant gains in fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary for students in all grades using either QuickReads format over control. Results generalized across achievement groups, ethnicities, and ELL levels. Implementation measures indicated high teacher fidelity to intervention techniques, lending robustness to student results. This study provides an example of scaling up validated instructional practices and lends support for important elements of fluency instruction: emphasizing prosody as well as rate, including content area topics, supported and independent practice, vocabulary and comprehension development, and motivational aspects such as ease of use.
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Reading Fluency, Social Studies, Program Descriptions, Reading Comprehension, Generalization, Ethnic Groups, English Language Learners, Control Groups, Teaching Methods, Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Experimental Groups, Science Instruction, Reading Materials, Educational Technology, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Content Area Reading, Classroom Observation Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests
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