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Fien, Hank; Park, Yonghan; Baker, Scott K.; Smith, Jean L. Mercier; Stoolmiller, Mike; Kame'enui, Edward J. – School Psychology Review, 2010
A theory-based approach was used to investigate the relations among Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF) initial skill status in the fall of first grade, NWF growth across the school year, and end-of-year oral reading fluency and reading comprehension (RC) skill. Hypotheses were anchored to Perfetti's verbal efficiency theory and the role of automaticity…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Early Reading, School Psychologists
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Accelerated Reader"[TM] is a guided reading intervention used to supplement regular reading instruction in K-12 classrooms. Its aim is to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and quizzes on the books students read. The "Accelerated Reader"[TM] program calls for students to select and read a book and then…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software
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Kame'enui, Edward J.; Simmons, Deborah C.; Coyne, Michael D. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2000
This article outlines the Schoolwide Reading Improvement Model (SRIM), a model characterized by the strategic integration of research-based practices in assessment, instructional design, and beginning reading instruction. A description of each major stage of the SRIM is provided, along with an example of its application in an Oregon school…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Program Design, Program Development