ERIC Number: EJ1263111
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 6
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Fast Track to Fluency: Volunteers Promoting Oral Reading Fluency in Struggling Readers
Atwater, Sarah
English in Texas, v44 n1 p20-25 Spr-Sum 2014
Many elementary schools have volunteers who read with struggling readers, yet most have limited background knowledge on teaching reading or a framework to follow when working with students. This piece outlines "Fast Track to Fluency," a method to ensure volunteer and students' time is used efficiently in the classroom. Data from "Fast Track to Fluency" suggests that repeated readings--even with volunteers guiding the reading--have a strong correlation with increased fluency in struggling readers.
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Volunteers, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students, Children, Time Management, Repetition, Program Implementation, Reading Strategies, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Grade 4, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Attitudes, Surveys
Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts. 919 Congress Avenue Suite 1400, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-617-3200; Web site: http://www.tctela.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Austin)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Elementary Reading Attitude Survey
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