Jade Wexler|Sharon Vaughn|Meaghan Edmonds|Colleen K. Reutebuch
A synthesis of fluency interventions for secondary struggling readers
The University of Texas at Austin|Austin College|The University of Texas at Austin|Austin College|The University of Texas at Austin|Austin College|The University of Texas at Austin|Austin College
previous research studies examining effects fluency interventions fluency comprehension outcomes secondary struggling readers synthesized extensive search professional literature 1980 2005 yielded total 19 intervention studies provided fluency interventions secondary struggling readers measured comprehension andor fluency outcomes findings revealed fluency outcomes consistently improved following interventions included listening passage previewing listening audiotape adult model good reading attempting read passage addition preliminary evidence may differential effects repeated reading interventions amount nonrepetitive reading older struggling readers increasing reading speed word recognition comprehension