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Chang, Anna C. -S. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2012
This study investigates the effect of timed reading (TR) and repeated oral reading (RR) on 35 adult students of English as a foreign language. Students in the TR (n =18) and RR (n =17) groups read 52 and 26 passages respectively over a 13-week period. Reading rates and comprehension levels were measured at three occasions: pre-intervention,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Oral Reading, Adult Students
Fosse, Per; Valberg, Arne – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This study investigated the effects of changes in luminance on the oral reading speeds of 13 participants with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and a control group of six age-matched persons with typical vision. For the AMD participants, self-reports of light preferences were also recorded. In the AMD group, reading rates depended on light…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Rate, Lighting, Visual Impairments