NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)2
Since 2016 (last 10 years)4
Since 2006 (last 20 years)5
Descriptor
Reading Fluency6
Reading Instruction4
Oral Reading3
Teaching Methods3
At Risk Students2
Elementary School Students2
Grade 32
Reading Achievement2
Reading Difficulties2
Reading Programs2
Achievement Gains1
Comparative Analysis1
Data Use1
Decoding (Reading)1
Diagnostic Tests1
Emergent Literacy1
English Language Learners1
Federal Legislation1
Grade 91
High School Students1
Identification1
Instructional Effectiveness1
Intervention1
Language Proficiency1
Language Tests1
More ▼
Source
Childhood Education1
Educational Research Quarterly1
Exceptional Children1
Journal of Adolescent & Adult…1
Journal of At-Risk Issues1
School Psychology Review1
Author
Bolich, Barbara1
De Leon, Melissa1
Flaum-Horvath, Shannon1
Foster, Karen1
Goldhaber, Dan D.1
Gordinier, Cynthia L.1
Holden, Kristian L.1
Kauppi, Cassondra1
Lawless, Timothy1
Magpuri-Lavell, Theresa1
Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.1
Marrs, Heath1
Martella, Ronald C.1
McLaughlin, T. F.1
Morgan, Sarah V.1
Paige, David D.1
Rasinski, Timothy V.1
Stein, Marcy L.1
Theobald, Roddy J.1
Weber, Kimberly P.1
More ▼
Publication Type
Journal Articles6
Reports - Research5
Opinion Papers1
Education Level
Early Childhood Education2
Elementary Education2
Grade 32
Primary Education2
Grade 91
High Schools1
Higher Education1
Junior High Schools1
Middle Schools1
Postsecondary Education1
Secondary Education1
More ▼
Audience
Location
Washington6
District of Columbia1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 20011
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Use of English Language Proficiency Data to Better Assess Reading Growth for English Language Learners
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Marrs, Heath; De Leon, Melissa; Lawless, Timothy – School Psychology Review, 2022
Disproportionality in the identification of disabilities among children who are culturally and linguistically diverse is an ongoing challenge for educators. A practice that may help address issues of disproportionality is the use of universal screening and progress monitoring data for academic skills as well as English language proficiency data to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Data Use, Oral Reading
Special Education Teacher Preparation, Literacy Instructional Alignment, and Reading Achievement for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
Theobald, Roddy J.; Goldhaber, Dan D.; Holden, Kristian L.; Stein, Marcy L. – Exceptional Children, 2022
We used survey and administrative data from Washington State to assess the degree to which special education teacher preparation, district literacy instructional practices, and the alignment between preparation and practice were associated with the reading test score gains of students with high-incidence disabilities taught by early-career special…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Increasing Reading Fluency Using "Read Naturally"® with Two Third Grade Students with Specific Learning Disabilities: A Replication of Erickson et al., 2015
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Morgan, Sarah V.; McLaughlin, T. F.; Weber, Kimberly P.; Bolich, Barbara – Educational Research Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the "Read Naturally"® program. The program was used in hopes to improve each student's ability in reading fluency. The study used "Read Naturally"® as an intervention for two struggling readers identified as two third grade students. The program included passage…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Learning Disabilities
Examining the Effects of "SRA FLEX Literacy"® on Measures of Lexile® and Oral Reading Fluency with At-Risk Middle School Readers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Flaum-Horvath, Shannon; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Kauppi, Cassondra – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2017
This study examined the effects of the SRA FLEX Literacy (FLEX) program provided to 44 middle school students considered at risk for reading failure as compared to their peers who were not at risk in reading (N = 197) who received instruction in the Holt Elements of Literature series. Two outcome measures were used to judge the effects of the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Fluency, Oral Reading, At Risk Students
Is Fluent, Expressive Reading Important for High School Readers?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Paige, David D.; Rasinski, Timothy V.; Magpuri-Lavell, Theresa – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
Although reading fluency has been identified as a critical element in successful literacy curricula for elementary students, fluency has been relatively neglected beyond the elementary grades. Prior research has shown that word recognition automaticity (one component of fluency) is strongly associated with overall reading proficiency among…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency
What Stick Is Driving the Reading First Hoop?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gordinier, Cynthia L.; Foster, Karen – Childhood Education, 2004
The Reading First Initiative supports the importance of classroom teachers' use of diagnostic tests that are "scientifically based." This article focuses on the new assessment known as DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. DIBELS is composed of the following subtests: phonological awareness (recognizing initial…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Federal Legislation, Phonology, Reading Rate