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Ring, Jeremiah J.; Barefoot, Lexie C.; Avrit, Karen J.; Brown, Sasha A.; Black, Jeffrey L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
The important role of reading fluency in the comprehension and motivation of readers is well documented. Two reading rate intervention programs were compared in a cluster-randomized clinical trial of students who were considered at-risk for reading failure. One program focused instruction at the word level; the second program focused instruction…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Failure, Reading Difficulties
Keesey, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Teaching a child to read is one of the greatest gifts we can give to that individual and to society as a whole, and yet many students exit school without the necessary literacy skills. For decades, research has demonstrated the importance of phonemic awareness in the development of the alphabetic principle, a prerequisite for competent reading,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Phonemic Awareness, Kindergarten, Young Children
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Lingo, Amy S.; Jolivette, Kristine; Barton-Arwood, Sally M. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
On a routine basis, educators collect data on their students' academic and social performance to make informed decisions regarding curricular and social instruction. The authors conducted a case study for a student with emotional and behavioral disorders. The student's teacher provided oral and visual feedback during reading instruction. Data…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Social Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Reading Instruction