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Burns, Matthew K.; Kwoka, Heather; Lim, Becky; Crone, Melissa; Haegele, Katherine; Parker, David C.; Petersen, Shawna; Scholin, Sarah E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The current study examined the relationship between oral reading fluency (ORF) and reading comprehension for students in second grade. A total of 84 participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions that involved reading a grade-appropriate passage with either 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30% scrambled words and answering subsequent comprehension…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
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Marchand, Gwen C.; Furrer, Carrie J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study explored the relationships among formative curriculum-based measures of reading (CBM-R), student engagement as an extra-academic indicator of student motivation, and summative performance on a high-stakes reading assessment. A diverse sample of third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students and their teachers responded to questionnaires…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Reading Achievement
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Williams, Jacqueline L.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Floyd, Randy G.; Hale, Andrea D.; Neddenriep, Christine; Kirk, Emily P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The measure words correct per minute (WC/M) incorporates a measure of accurate aloud word reading and a measure of reading speed. The current article describes two studies designed to parse the variance in global reading scores accounted for by reading speed. In Study I, reading speed accounted for more than 40% of the reading composite score…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 10
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Solari, Emily J.; Aceves, Terese C.; Higareda, Ignacio; Richards-Tutor, Cara; Filippini, Alexis L.; Gerber, Michael M.; Leafstedt, Jill – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study investigates the relation between Spanish and English early literacy skills in kindergarten and first grade, and English oral reading fluency at the end of first and second grade in a sample of 150 Spanish-speaking English language learners. Students were assessed in kindergarten, first, and second grades on a broad bilingual academic…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Spanish
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Bellinger, Jillian M.; DiPerna, James C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This study examined the reliability and validity of scores on a fluency-based measure of reading comprehension. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS; 6th ed. revised) Retell Fluency (RTF), Oral Reading Fluency (DORF), and Woodcock Johnson III NU Tests of Achievement (WJ-III NU ACH) Reading Comprehension measures were…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Emergent Literacy, Story Telling
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Schisler, Rebecca; Joseph, Laurice M.; Konrad, Moira; Alber-Morgan, Sheila – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare the instructional effectiveness and efficiency of oral retelling, written retelling, and passage review comprehension strategies on third-grade students' accuracy and rate of answering reading comprehension questions. A modified alternating treatment design was used to compare the effects of oral retelling,…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Oral Reading, Grade 3
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Sandberg Patton, Karen L.; Reschly, Amy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Summer loss of reading is a potential factor in maintaining, and potentially widening, the achievement gap. This study used curriculum-based measurement of reading (R-CBM) to investigate the effect of the summer on reading. For this study, 317 students in Grades 2 to 5 were assessed in the spring and fall using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Deno, Stanley L.; Reschly, Amy L.; Lembke, Erica S.; Magnusson, Deanne; Callender, Stacy A.; Windram, Holly; Stachel, Nancy – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This article describes the development of a process for universal screening and progress monitoring in reading at the elementary level that can be used in a school-wide Response to Intervention (RtI) model. University personnel worked with teachers and administration at an urban elementary school to develop and implement the model in response to a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Oral Reading, Scoring, Educational Change
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Wilber, Amy; Cushman, Thomas P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
The reauthorization of IDEA (the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) includes potential use of a response to intervention (RTI) model for the identification of learning disabilities. Using this model, a variety of academic interventions may be implemented with a low-achieving student, with the results monitored to…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Identification, Oral Reading, Learning Disabilities
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Powell-Smith, Kelly A.; Bradley-Klug, Kathy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates differences between two types of reading probe material to monitor students' oral reading fluency over time. Reading sources were the curriculum in which the child was being instructed at school, and a set of generic (curriculum-independent) passages. Results indicated that students read significantly more words correct in the generic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Oral Reading, Primary Education
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Martin, Jill J.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Neddenriep, Christine E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the impact of the interspersal procedure on students' reading tasks. Students read out loud two passages, with one containing additional interspersed brief, easy paragraphs. Students selected the passage that would require the least effort and the least time to read. Results suggest that the interspersal procedure may improve…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Middle Schools, Oral Reading, Readability
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Eckert, Tanya L.; Ardoin, Scott P.; Daisey, Donna M.; Scarola, Mark D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Article examines the effects of combining skill-based interventions and performance-based reading interventions on oral reading fluency of four elementary-aged students with reading problems. Study demonstrates how single case design elements, combined with brief experimental analysis, can be used to evaluate effectiveness of treatments.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
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Kastner, Joseph W.; Tingstorm, Daniel H.; Edwards, Ron P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Investigates the relationship between the time of a repeated reading intervention and measures of oral-reading fluency with boys having Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder Combined Type (ADHD-CT) and treated with methylphenidate. Students mastered passages more quickly, and had fewer reading errors during the intervention when administered 45…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students, Hyperactivity, Males
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McCallum, R. Steve; Sharp, Shannon; Bell, Sherry Mee; George, Thomas – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Seventy-four students read passages from an individually administered test of reading comprehension (a subtest from the "Test of Dyslexia," a test of reading and related abilities currently in development; McCallum & Bell, 2001), and then answered literal and inferential questions. Students were randomly assigned to one of two…
Descriptors: Silent Reading, Reading Ability, Oral Reading, Multivariate Analysis
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