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Reading Instructional Level from a Print-Processing Perspective
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Morris, Darrell; Trathen, Woodrow; Gill, Tom; Perney, Jan; Schlagal, Robert; Ward, Devery; Frye, Elizabeth M. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2019
This study addressed the concept of reading instructional level. First, we reviewed the history of the concept, including some recent criticisms of its validity (Schwanenflugel & Knapp, 2017; Shanahan, 2014). Next, we examined, from an instructional-level perspective, the oral reading performance of 248 third graders. We divided the sample…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Oral Reading, Accuracy, Reading Rate
Using a Sight Word Measure to Predict Reading Fluency Problems in Grades 1 to 3
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Morris, Darrell; Perney, Jan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
After considering the relationships between (a) reading fluency and reading rate and (b) reading rate and sight vocabulary, this study addressed a very practical question. Can a cut score on a sight vocabulary task (1-min) predict level of reading fluency 4+ months into the future? The prediction was tested at multiple times point across grades…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Sight Method, Sight Vocabulary, Predictive Validity