ERIC Number: EJ1134220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-4341
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The Effects of Repeated Readings on the Reading Performances of Hispanic English Language Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities
Landa, Katrina G.; Barbetta, Patricia M.
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v20 n1 p1-13 Jan 2017
A multiple probe across participants design was used to explore the effects of repeated readings on the reading fluency, errors, and comprehension of 4, third-to-fifth grade English language learners (ELLs) with specific learning disabilities (SLD). Also, generalization measures to untaught passages and maintenance data were collected. In baseline, participants read a passage aloud once, while during repeated readings, they read a passage 3 times. In the repeated readings condition, participants read more words correctly per minute, made fewer reading errors, and answered more literal comprehension questions correctly. The gains observed generalized to untaught passages. A majority of scores on maintenance probes at 2, 4, and 6 weeks maintained near or above the levels scored for each dependent variable during the last intervention session.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Repetition, Reading Achievement, English Language Learners, Hispanic American Students, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Error Analysis (Language), Grade 3, Grade 4, Reading Aloud to Others, Generalization, Achievement Gains, Predictor Variables, Time on Task, Sustainability, Pretests Posttests, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Woodcock Diagnostic Reading Battery
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