The Effects of Reading Fluency Interventions on the Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension Performance of Elementary Students With Learning Disabilities: A Synthesis of the Research from 2001 to 2014
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Stevens, E. A., Walker, M. A., et al. (2017).
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 50(5), 576-590.
This systematic review investigates the effect of reading fluency interventions on reading fluency and comprehension outcomes in students with learning disability in grades K-5.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Overall, findings indicated repeated reading (RR) to be the most effective reading fluency intervention in improving reading rate, accuracy, and comprehension. Results also suggested that adult or proficient peer models of fluent reading improved outcomes of RR. Included studies indicated promising results for assisted reading using audiobooks and multicomponent interventions (e.g., combine RR with vocabulary instruction).
