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Speed Reading: A Technique for Developing Fluent Readers.

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Mounsteven, Joyce – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990

A speed reading technique is described for use with reluctant readers. The technique uses timed probes with practically any reading material, to heighten student motivation in addition to increasing fluency. Methods for self-recording progress data and strategies for building fluency are described. (JDD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Precision Teaching, Reading Difficulties

Effects of Proficiency Rates on Later Performance of a Recall and Writing Behavior.

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Ivarie, Judith J. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1986

Fourth-grade students (N=120 including eight learning disabled students) were taught via the Precision Teaching Method to meet a mastery criterion of either 70 or 35 correct responses per minute. Results indicated that average or below average students needed the higher proficiency rate to ensure skill retention. (DB)

Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies