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Components of fluent reading

Journal of Memory and Language, 1985
Abstract Two experiments studied individual differences among normal adults in performance on the Nelson-Denny reading test to cast light on the processes involved in reading. Experiment 1 correlated reading comprehension with performance on the Daneman and Carpenter working memory span test, vocabulary, lexical decision with both homophonous and ...
Alan Baddeley, Robert Logie, Ian Nimmo-Smith, Neil Brereton   +3 more
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Neurophysiology of Fluent and Impaired Reading: A Magnetoencephalographic Approach

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2000
This article reviews a series of magnetoencephalographic (MEG) experiments aimed at identifying cortical areas and time windows relevant or even critical for fluent reading. The approach was to compare single-word processing in fluent and dyslexic readers.
R, Salmelin, P, Helenius, E, Service
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Second language reading in fluent bilinguals

Applied Psycholinguistics, 1982
ABSTRACTMany bilinguals, who are fluent second language users in normal commmunicative situations, nevertheless read more slowly in that language. The present study examines whether this performance difference is specific to reading or whether its occurrence is accompanied by similar differences in the auditory modality.
Micheline Favreau, Norman S. Segalowitz
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The Missing Ingredient: Fluent Oral Reading

The Elementary School Journal, 1981
The rising popularity of reading-skill management systems and criterion-referenced testing seems to be leading to fragmentation of developmental reading instruction. The mastery of isolated reading skills, which such programs emphasize, may not lead to fluent reading ability with comprehension.
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Using Digital Texts to Promote Fluent Reading

The Reading Teacher, 2012
AbstractFluency is a critical skill of adept readers. As listening to read alouds and performing Readers Theatre scripts are two prevalent strategies that can increase students' fluency skills, this article provides suggestions in using these strategies with digital texts through free, online resources.
Thoermer, Andrea, Williams, Lunetta
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Fluent Readers: Chunking as a Strategy in Teaching Reading

Journal of English Language Teaching, 2020
The objective of this paper is to know whether chunking strategy is effective in improving students’ reading comprehension and their attitude towards learning using the strategy. This research focused on improving students’ reading comprehension. The instruments used were reading text, pre-vocabulary sheet, and plenary sheet.
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Computer-Assisted Reading and Spelling Intervention with Graphogame Fluent Portuguese

2018
Learning to master reading and spelling can be assisted by communication technologies, ever more common among children. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a new science-based computer-assisted intervention could improve reading and spelling in 2nd graders at risk to fail literacy acquisition.
Lénia Carvalhais, Ulla Richardson, São Luís Castro   +2 more
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Is Fluent, Expressive Reading Important for High School Readers?

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
AbstractAlthough reading fluency has been identified as a critical element in successful literacy curricula for elementary students, fluency has been relatively neglected beyond the elementary grades. Prior research has shown that word recognition automaticity (one component of fluency) is strongly associated with overall reading proficiency among ...
David D. Paige, Timothy V. Rasinski, Theresa Magpuri‐Lavell   +2 more
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THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURED FLUENT READING METHOD ON THE FLUENT READING AND READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS OF THIRD GRADE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2015
Bu araştırma ile yapılandırılmış akıcı okuma yönteminin normal sınıflarda öğrenim gören ilkokul üçüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin akıcı okuma ile okuduğunu anlama becerileri üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma yarı deneysel bir desende gerçekleştirilmiştir.
AKYOL, Mustafa, BAŞTUĞ, Muhammet
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The Role of Attention and Spatial Selection in Fluent Reading

2002
Eye movements are an essential part of reading behavior. They are also interesting from a perceptual and information processing point of view, as they provide a way to study a very complex and yet ecologically valid mental process in a simple and well structured visual environment. In the current chapter we discuss a core issue of current research, the
R. Radach, A. Inhoff, D. Heller
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