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The Relative Effects of Instruction Linking Word Reading and Word Meaning Compared to Word Reading Instruction Alone on the Accuracy, Fluency, and Word Meaning Knowledge of 4th-5th Grade Students with Dyslexia
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Austin, Christy R.; Vaughn, Sharon; Clemens, Nathan H.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Boucher, Alexis N. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
This within-subjects experimental study investigated the relative effects of word reading and word meaning instruction (WR+WM) compared to word-reading instruction alone (WR) on the accuracy, fluency, and word meaning knowledge of 4th-5th graders with dyslexia. We matched word lists on syllables, phonemes, frequency, number of definitions, and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Accuracy
Sustained Attention and Behavioral Ratings of Attention in Struggling Readers
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Macdonald, Kelly T.; Barnes, Marcia A.; Miciak, Jeremy; Roberts, Greg; Halverson, Kelly K.; Vaughn, Sharon; Cirino, Paul T. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
Attention is correlated with reading, but the extent to which behavioral ratings and sustained attention relate to reading skills is unclear. We assessed 245 fourth and fifth grade struggling readers (mean age = 10.3 years) on behavioral ratings of attention, sustained attention, and reading over a school year. Contributions of behavioral ratings…
Descriptors: Attention, Student Behavior, Grade 4, Grade 5
The Relations among Oral and Silent Reading Fluency and Comprehension in Middle School: Implications for Identification and Instruction of Students with Reading Difficulties
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Denton, Carolyn A.; Barth, Amy E.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Wexler, Jade; Vaughn, Sharon; Cirino, Paul T.; Romain, Melissa; Francis, David J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations among oral and silent reading fluency and reading comprehension for students in Grades 6 to 8 (n = 1,421) and the use of fluency scores to identify middle school students who are at risk for failure on a high-stakes reading test. Results indicated moderate positive relations between…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency