Developing Reading Fluency in Learning Disabled Students

Abstract

The repeated readings procedure, which involves having students orally read sections of text again and again, is one component of an instructional program in reading.

Viewpoint: TEC Reviewed

“…The discovery that only four articles met the second criterion (Cuenin & Harris, 1986;Henk, Helfeldt, & Platt, 1986;Johnson & Mandell, 1988;Manning & Wray, 1990) by specifying characteristics of students for whom a procedure was useful and those for whom it was counterproductive led us to conclude that this criterion was not being addressed sufficiently by TEe. Therefore two revisions in the journal's policy and format are proposed.…”

Strategies to Increase Reading Fluency

“…Many of these treatments have been shown to be very effective (Mastropieri & Scruggs, 1997;Mastropieri, Scruggs, Bakken, & Whedon, 1996). However, reading programs that do not attempt directly to enhance the reading fluency of dysfluent readers cannot be considered complete-no amount of comprehension training can compensate for a slow, labored rate of reading (Henk, Helfeldt, & Platt, 1986…”

Improving Reading Fluency with Precision Teaching

“…The vast majority of students who are referred for "reading" comprehension problems do not understand what they read because they lack fluency and/or accuracy in word pronunciation skills. (p. 9) Additional literature has cited several strategies for improving reading fluency while simultaneously having a positive effect on reading comprehension (Dowhower, 1987;Henk, Helfeldt, & Platt, 1986;Kann, 1983;Samuels, 1979). Two of the most Widely used strategies for improving reading fluency have included the method of repeated readings (Samuels, 1979) (Heckelman, 1969;Heckelman, 1986;Kann, 1983).…”