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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"reading rate"”.
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Reading Versatility: A Study of Reading Rate and Comprehension in Grade Six
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The Effects of Training in Rapid Reading on the Reading Rate and Comprehension of Braille and Large Print Readers
… this study was to determine the effects of rapid reading training (as described by Vearl McBride) on the reading rates and comprehension of large print and braille readers. Of specific interest were comparisons among a group taught by McBride and two taught by the researcher under McBride’s …
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Development of Reading Fluency During an Extensive Reading Course Incorporating Reading Fluency Tasks
Reading approaches in Japan and other EFL settings have typically focused on accuracy at the expense of fluency. However, reading rate and fluency are important components of reading that are currently being neglected. A review of the literature reveals growing interest in investigating the …
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Visual motor coordination and reading: a correlational analysis part II
… to determine if there was a correlation between reading rate and visual-motor coordination. This study was a replication of the researcher's prior study. The population of interest was the only differing aspect. This study used 32 high school 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> grade students from …
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Using Colored Overlays and Reduced Lighting: A Case Study
… a forty-five year old male sought to improve the reading rate and comprehension of printed reading material and computer reading lessons with the use of a colored transparent overlay. The reading rate increased by fifty percent with the use of the colored overlay and comprehension improved thirty …
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Scotopic sensitivity/Irlen syndrome and reading in college level students
… overlays, was more effective in improving reading disabled college students' reading scores than either reading skills instruction or no treatment. It was hypothesized that subjects using colored overlays would perform significantly better on posttest measures of Reading Rate and Reading …
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How Fluency is Impacted for Struggling Readers Through Decoding, Rereading, and Word Study
… unfamiliar words were taught during small group reading instruction. Three females and two male first and second grade students provided usable data for this study. Research was.collected over a three-month period and was taken during small reading groups. The elements of fluency that were …
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Multisensorially integrating reading and composition: Effects on achievement of remedial readers in middle school
… of the multisensorially integrating reading and composition (MIRC) instructional approach, combining multisensory teaching, integration of reading and writing, and cooperative group work, to teach reading to seventh-grade poor readers was examined. The question asked was whether there …
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A Study of the Readability of On-Screen Type
… how four different fonts effected both reading rate and reading comprehension. The typefaces Georgia, Verdana, (which, according to their designers, optimize onscreen readability) Times, and Arial (both designed for digital output to hard copy) were displayed as treatments both on a …
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A multidimensional investigation of the validity of a new large-scale reading assessment instrument: The reading portion of the Illinois Goal Assessment Program
… factor and a factor which contrasts reading rate and accuracy with narrative comprehension. Two elements of the IGAP failed to load on either factor: the literacy survey and the reading strategies measures.
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A Comparison of Reading Achievement Between Computer-Assisted Instruction and Traditional Instruction
… investigated whether there was a difference in reading achievement (vocabulary, comprehension, and reading rate) between students who had computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and those who had traditional instruction. Subjects were the students who enrolled in a college reading and study skills …
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The Effect of Repeated Reading with Middle School Students with Visual Impairments
This study investigated the effect of repeated reading on the reading achievement of middle school students with visual impairments. Using a matched subject research design, two pairs of students were matched on the following variables: reading level, reading medium and the presence or absence of …
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The Dynamic Cognitive Processes of Second Language Reading Fluency
Second language (L2) reading fluency has not received sufficient attention in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and applied linguistics, especially regarding the types of treatments that promote reading fluency (Grabe, 2009). Hence, this study was a longitudinal, quasi-experimental …
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Studies in readability: An examination of relationships between readibility measures, patterns of difficulty in selected school history texts, and associated responses of twelve to fourteen year olds
… children's subjective ratings, cloze procedure, reading rate, and stress reaction (Skin Conductance Response). Relatively low cost microcomputer based apparatus was developed for studying the latter two measures. It was found that average 12-14 year old readers were able to perceive variation in …
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Visual Impairment and Computer Displays: The Effects of Foreground and Background Color on Oral Reading Speed
… colors and each of the dependent variables (oral reading rate, comfort rating, and brightness-contrast adjustment) for partially sighted junior and senior high school students reading CRT displayed text? (b) Is there a difference between the results obtained for the dependent variables across the …
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The effects of reading acceleration on reading comprehension and decoding accuracy in high school students with reading disorders.
Reading disorders have been hypothesized to result from an asynchrony between speed of processing characteristics of auditory and visual systems involved in decoding. It is hypothesized that reading at faster rates can in the reduction of the detrimental effects of this asynchrony. Previous …
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How critical is fluency for the struggling reader?
… reader? What effect does fluency have on the reading experience? What strategies work to improve fluency? The research was conducted on three struggling fifth grade readers, all with different ability levels. One student is placed in a self-contained special education class, one student goes …
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Using Reader's Theater to Engage Struggling Readers in a Fifth Grade Urban Setting
… families. Both students were recommended by the reading specialist to help improve their reading fluency and comprehension skills. In order to determine the effectiveness of reader’s theater, several forms of data collection were used. Observational notes, interview questions, running records and …
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The effectiveness of the virtual reading gym online intervention for grade three to six learners with reading difficulties
… and communication technology (ICT)-based reading intervention, which may have potential for population-based service delivery. Aims and Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the Virtual Reading Gym (VRG) online intervention for grade 3 to 6 learners with …
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Formatting variables and typeface variations of dot-matrix print and their effect on reading comprehension and reading speed
… and left justified] had any effect on the reading rates or reading comprehension of college students when compared to the same typewritten material. A pretest/posttest design with experimental and control groups utilized the Cloze Reading Test and the Nelson Denny Reading Test to measure …
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