A Synthesis of Fluency Interventions for Secondary Struggling Readers
Reading & Writing
Wexler, J., Vaughn, S., et al. (2008).
Reading & Writing, 21(4), 317-347.
This review investigates the effect of fluency interventions on comprehension and fluency in students, grades 6-12, with suspected or diagnosed reading, learning, or speech-language disorders.
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1980-2005
Treatment-comparison design studies; single group design studies; single subject design studies
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The majority of studies included examined the use of repeated reading interventions which incorporated corrective feedback, modeling and text preview strategies. Findings from this review revealed that students with or suspected of having reading, learning, or speech-language disorders demonstrated improved reading fluency with repeated reading intervention, however, no beneficial effects were noted on reading comprehension. Further research is needed to determine the components of intervention that are most effective for this population.
