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Downs, John; Morin, Suzann – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
Procedures are presented for improving the reading fluency and comprehension of students with mild handicaps, through use of the neurological impress method and repeated readings method with some modifications. Precision teaching techniques are used in conjunction with these methods, to measure performance, monitor improvement, and design…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities, Precision Teaching, Reading Comprehension

Peterson, Susan K.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
Two interventions, both using repeated readings combined with a simple error correction technique and precision teaching, were used with two at-risk elementary students to improve their oral reading skills. Both interventions (language experience approach stories and passages from a basal reading program) worked equally well. (JDD)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Intervention

Scott, Jack; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
The paper describes procedures for reducing reading errors and building oral reading fluency by having students read along with audiotapes of passages recorded at rates somewhat faster than the learner's current performance level. Steps involved in this challenging reading method include assessment, daily timings, error correction, and rate…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities, Pacing