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Download full textSoysal, Taskin – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2022
Gifted students have a reading capacity above their level. The aim of this study is to improve the reading speed and reading comprehension levels of gifted students through training in speed reading techniques. In the study, in which a total of 100 participants from the 4th, 5th and 6th grades attending the Science and Art Center took part, 28…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Liu, Kimy; Carling, Kristy; Geller, Leanne Ketterlin; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2008
In this study, we describe the development of rapid reading measures, sentences presented to students in a nearly subliminal manner, with a literal comprehension question asked following their removal. After administering alternate forms of these measures to students, we present the results from three statistical analyses to ascertain their…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Speed Reading, Reading Rate, Sentences
Direct linkCorn, Jennifer – Educational Leadership, 2006
A teacher of Limited English Proficient elementary students in California describes how she put her students through daily timed read-aloud drills to boost their scores on a benchmark assessment of reading rate that her school district required. Corn briefly reviews the rationale behind measuring reading rate as an indicator of fluency. The reason…
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Standardized Tests, Speed Reading, School Districts
