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The Impact of Readers Theater on Fluency
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Suggs, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This action research study describes a problem of practice derived from the identification of students in fifth-grade that lack reading skills to be classified fluent readers as identified by Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills-Next Edition Oral Reading Fluency (DIBELS Next ORF). This problem of practice led to the development of an…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Reading Fluency, Oral Reading, Elementary School Students
Individual and Contextual Factors Influencing Special Education Teacher Learning in Literacy Learning Cohorts
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Brownell, Mary T.; Lauterbach, Alexandra A.; Dingle, Mary P.; Boardman, Alison G.; Urbach, Jennifer E.; Leko, Melinda M.; Benedict, Amber E.; Park, Yujeong – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
In this study, researchers operated from cognitive and situated perspectives to understand how individual qualities and contextual factors influenced elementary special education teachers' learning in a multifaceted professional development (PD) project, Literacy Learning Cohort, focused on word study and fluency instruction. Grounded theory…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Special Education Teachers, Reading Instruction, Disabilities
The Relationship between Reading Fluency and Mathematical Word Problem Solving: An Exploratory Study
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Walker, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study examined the relationship between Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) scores and mathematics problem solving scores. The reading fluency scores were obtained from the Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) assessment. The mathematics problem solving scores were obtained from the Indiana State Test of Education Progress Plus…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Reading Achievement
The Effects of Providing Additional Reading Opportunities for Struggling Readers at Their Independent Reading Levels within Content Areas
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Vasinko, Teresa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A mixed-methods study was conducted to determine if extra reading practice incorporated into fifth-and sixth-grade social studies and science content classes would have a positive impact on reading assessments for readers at risk. At-risk readers' independent reading levels were assessed using Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills or…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, At Risk Students, Grade 5
Oral Reading Fluency and Maze Measures as Predictors of Performance on North Carolina End-of-Grade Assessment of Reading Comprehension
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Galloway, Tara Watkins – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Current legislation (IDEA, 2004; NCLB, 2001) mandates all students, including students with disabilities, demonstrate progress toward the same standards. However, students continue to struggle with attainment of statewide academic standards as measured by high-stakes assessment. The purpose of the current study was to examine the degree that…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Academic Standards, Program Effectiveness
Teacher Judgments of Students' Reading Abilities across a Continuum of Rating Methods and Achievement Measures
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Begeny, John C.; Krouse, Hailey E.; Brown, Kristina G.; Mann, Courtney M. – School Psychology Review, 2011
Teacher judgments about students' academic abilities are important for instructional decision making and potential special education entitlement decisions. However, the small number of studies evaluating teachers' judgments are limited methodologically (e.g., sample size, procedural sophistication) and have yet to answer important questions…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Reading Achievement, Rating Scales