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Direct linkStevens, Elizabeth A.; Walker, Melodee A.; Vaughn, Sharon – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Fluent word reading is hypothesized to facilitate reading comprehension by improving automatic word reading, thus releasing a reader's cognitive resources to focus on meaning. Many students with learning disabilities (LD) struggle to develop reading fluency, which affects reading comprehension. This synthesis extends Chard, Vaughn, and Tyler's…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedMartin, Jill J.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Neddenriep, Christine E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the impact of the interspersal procedure on students' reading tasks. Students read out loud two passages, with one containing additional interspersed brief, easy paragraphs. Students selected the passage that would require the least effort and the least time to read. Results suggest that the interspersal procedure may improve…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Middle Schools, Oral Reading, Readability
Peer reviewedRye, James – English in Education, 1979
Reports on a study of the use of the cloze procedure as a basis for group oral work. Points to the value of deleting content words, as opposed to function words, and notes factors that may cause some types of cloze tasks to be too difficult for students. (GT)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Difficulty Level, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Barr, Rebecca – 1983
To examine how classroom conditions such as students' mean aptitude, materials used, and instructional time influence the amount of reading material covered, 12 first grade classrooms were each observed for 12 days over a 36-week period. Students' reading readiness and word recognition skills were tested prior to observation while group mean…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Download full textMatsumura, Lindsay Clare; Slater, Sharon Cadman; Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Crosson, Amy; Levison, Allison; Peterson, Maureen; Resnick, Lauren; Junker, Brian – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
This study presents preliminary findings from research developing an instructional quality assessment (IQA) toolkit that could be used to monitor the influence of reform initiatives on students' learning environments and to guide professional development efforts within a school or district. This report focuses specifically on the portion of the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Assignments, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
