Cynthia S. Puranik|Yaacov Petscher|Stephanie Al Otaiba|Hugh W. Catts|Christopher J. Lonigan
Development of Oral Reading Fluency in Children With Speech or Language Impairments
Florida State University|Florida State University|Florida State University|University of Kansas|Florida State University
longitudinal study used piecewise growth curve analyses examine growth patterns oral reading fluency 1991 students speech impairments si language impairments li first third grade main finding study diagnosis si li detrimental persistent effect early reading skills results indicated differences subgroups growth trajectories evident first grade large proportion students si li meet gradelevel reading fluency benchmarks overall students si showed better performance students li reading fluency performance negatively related persistence si li lowest performing students originally identified si li whose diagnosis changed learning disability results underscore need identify monitor address reading fluency difficulties early among students si li