Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Smiley, Lydia R.
Abstract
Reading is an essential skill necessary for academic success. However, many children experience difficulties in acquirin,g essential reading skills necessary to support and enhance other areas of learning (Nes, 2003). One major area in which students fail to attain proficiency is in the area of reading fluency (Vaughn et al., 2000). Previous research has demonstrated that repeated reading is an effective intervention for increasing fluency in elementary age readers (Keehn, 2003; Rashotte & Torgesen, 1985). However, little research has specifically addressed the impact of repeated readings on first grade students. In addition, researchers have called for investigations of additional components (sight words and phonics) on repeated reading interventions (Vaughn et al., 2000). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of combining sight words and spelling pattern instruction with timed repeated readings on the word accuracy, words read correctly per minute and prosody of first grade students who are at risk for reading failure. An ANCOVA yielded significant effects on each of the three dependent variables, and these results demonstrated that the addition of components (sight words and spelling patterns) to timed repeated readings improved the oral reading fluency of low level readers, of which students at risk for reading failure are a part. The outcome of this study also confirmed that first grade students from low socioeconomic backgrounds can increase their oral reading fluency skills with research-based methods.
Extent
125 p.
Recommended Citation
Ming, Kavin, "The Effects of a Fluency Intervention on the Oral Reading Fluency of First Grade Students At Risk for Reading Failure" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1361.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1361
Identifier
FA00000681
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.