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Direct linkYen, Tran Thi Ngoc – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2012
Reading fluency plays an important part in academic achievement at colleges and universities. Speed reading courses, along with repeated reading and extensive reading, are popularly used methods to help students increase their reading speed. Several studies have shown the positive influence of a speed reading course in L2/FL on students' reading…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Speed Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedSherrill, Mary; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes an eight-day high-intensity speed reading course offered in a high school as an alternative to classroom reading instruction. (SR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, High Schools, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedKapinus, Barbara A. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes the use of content area reading miniclinics, with sessions lasting from 2 to 10 days on a particular skill or related skills, that have proven useful at a junior high school. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Course Descriptions, Junior High Schools, Minicourses
