ERIC Number: EJ1145196
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 41
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0748-8491
EISSN: N/A
Second-Grade Urban Learners: Preliminary Findings for a Computer-Assisted, Culturally Relevant, Repeated Reading Intervention
Bennett, Jessica G.; Gardner, Ralph, III; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Ramnath, Rajiv; Council, Morris R., III
Education and Treatment of Children, v40 n2 p145-186 2017
This study investigated the effects of a multicomponent, supplemental intervention on the reading fluency of second-grade African-American urban students who showed reading and special education risk. The packaged intervention combined repeated readings and culturally relevant stories, delivered through a novel computer software program to enhance oral reading fluency and comprehension. A concurrent multiple probe experimental design across seven participants was used to assess intervention effects. Results showed a positive effect on both practiced and novel passages during intervention and on the 2-week and 1-month maintenance probes. Further, reading growth rates for the participants exceeded the growth rates for comparison peers on AIMSweb assessments. This study supports previous research on the beneficial effects of repeated reading strategies and computer delivered instruction. The link between fluency and comprehension was further supported in these findings. The possible relative effects of the use of culturally relevant material as well as study limitations are discussed.
Descriptors: African American Students, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Program Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Culturally Relevant Education, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Comparative Analysis, Oral Reading, Repetition, Reading Materials, Reading Tests, Emergent Literacy, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 2; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120103