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Direct linkJeffrey Huffman – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Reading approaches in Japan and other EFL settings have typically focused on accuracy at the expense of fluency. However, reading rate and fluency are important components of reading that are currently being neglected. A review of the literature reveals growing interest in investigating the effectiveness of reading rate and fluency enhancement…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Courses, Foreign Countries, Reading Rate
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Download full textTabata-Sandom, Mitsue – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
Fluency development instruction lacks in reading in Japanese as a foreign language instruction. This study examined how 34 upper-intermediate level learners of Japanese responded when they first experienced pleasure reading and speed reading. The participants also engaged in intensive reading, the main component of which was translation. Survey…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Japanese, Second Language Instruction, Recreational Reading
Macalister, John – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2010
Fluent reading is essential for successful comprehension. One dimension of reading fluency is reading rate, or reading speed. Because of the importance of reading fluency, fluency development activities should be incorporated into classroom practice. One activity that meets the fluency development conditions proposed by Nation (2007) is speed…
Descriptors: Speed Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate, Reading Instruction
Abdellah, Antar Solhy – Online Submission, 2009
Eye fixation is a frequent problem that faces foreign language learners and hinders the flow of their reading comprehension. Although students are usually advised to read fast/skim to overcome this problem, eye fixation persists. The present study investigates the effect of using a paper-based program as compared to a computer-based software in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Speed Reading, English (Second Language), Control Groups
Lueck, Kerstin – CALICO Journal, 2008
This study aimed to investigate whether pedagogically guided web-based reading can improve skimming and scanning significantly (i.e., increased productive outcomes) and whether it can enhance student participation and motivation (i.e., increased affective outcomes). Forty-six students enrolled in two German 3 classes at the high school level were…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Speed Reading, Second Language Learning, Student Participation
Bishop, Penny A.; Reyes, Cynthia; Pflaum, Susanna W. – Reading Teacher, 2006
As students move through the grades, the demands of comprehending increasingly complex text increase, and some students begin to struggle. What are the differences between skilled and struggling readers? How can educators teach students to become more proficient readers? This Teaching Tip describes research into middle-level students' reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students
