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Yildiz, Mustafa; Çetinkaya, Ezgi – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study aimed to examine the relationship between fourth-graders' reading fluency, reading comprehension and attention. It was conducted using the relational screening model and included 132 fourth-graders with grade level adequate reading skills. The study results showed that good readers' attention had significant effects on reading speed,…
Descriptors: Attention, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Reading Ability
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Yildiz, Mustafa; Yildirim, Kasim; Ates, Seyit; Rasinski, Timothy; Fitzgerald, Shawn; Zimmerman, Belinda – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
This research study focused on the relationships among the various components of reading fluency components (word recognition accuracy, automaticity, and prosody), as well as their relationships with reading comprehension among fifth-grade students in Turkey. A total of 119 fifth-grade elementary school students participated in the study. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Reading Fluency
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Sarris, Menelaos; Dimakos, Ioannis C. – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2015
This article presents results from an initial investigation of Greek oral reading fluency and prosody. Although currently held perspectives consider reading the product of reading decoding and reading comprehension, there is enough evidence (both Greek and foreign) to suggest that other variables may affect reading, as well. Such variables include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Greek, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency
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Whalley, Karen; Hansen, Julie – Journal of Research in Reading, 2006
While the critical importance of phonological awareness (segmental phonology) to reading ability is well established, the potential role of prosody (suprasegmental phonology) in reading development has only recently been explored. This study examined the relationship between children's prosodic skills and reading ability. Hierarchical multiple…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Reading Comprehension, Reading Ability, Children