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Washburn, Jocelyn – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
In this article, I systematically review evidence on the relations between oral reading fluency (ORF) and reading comprehension (RC) for adolescents with limited reading proficiency (ALRP) in Grades 6 to12. I organized findings from 23 studies into five themes: (a) unclear role of ORF in the simple view of reading model for ALRP, (b) ALRP have…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Correlation, Adolescents
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Sprenger-Charolles, Liliane; Siegel, Linda S.; Jimenez, Juan E.; Ziegler, Johannes C. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
The influence of orthographic transparency on the prevalence of dyslexia subtypes was examined in a review of multiple-case studies conducted in languages differing in orthographic depth (English, French, and Spanish). Cross-language differences are found in the proportion of dissociated profiles as a function of the dependent variables (speed or…
Descriptors: Age, Reading, Incidence, Dyslexia
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Smith, Janice K.; Erin, Jane N. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
A study investigated effects of regular instruction and practice with prescription reading glasses with three adolescents with low vision. Two students demonstrated no advantage in reading large print and one student experienced a decreased reading rate using standard print and reading glasses. Students preferred reading standard print with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adolescents, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Effectiveness