EFFECTIVENESS OF A REPEATED READING INTERVENTION FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS

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Alysha C Gray (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Reading is a necessary skill in today's society. However , many students are graduating from high school , entering the workforce , and being accepted into college without adequate reading skills. Because a large portion of learning in college is done through close reading , inadequate reading skills are especially problematic for postsecondary students. Moreover , students have little opportunity in postsecondary education to focus on improving their basic reading skills , even though previous research has shown that reading interventions can help students with reading difficulties. The current study sought to improve the fluency skills of three postsecondary students by using a Repeated Reading intervention. The data in the study showed that Repeated Reading can be an effective intervention for postsecondary students who have reading difficulties (PAND = 78% , Phi = .56 , Tau-U = .6925). This suggests that reading interventions can be effective regardless of the age of the student , and that although early intervention is important , older populations can also benefit from interventions. With this knowledge , interventions that are appropriate to use with postsecondary students with deficient reading skills can be developed and implemented.

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Language: English

Date: 2017

Keywords

Fluency, Repeated Reading Intervention, Reading Fluency Intervention

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