Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Brantley, Diane
Second Advisor
Sullivan, Alayne
Abstract
The focus on this study was on improving the oral reading fluency of third grade students who struggle in reading. One third grade teacher and six of her students participated in this 4 week study that examined the effect on fluency of newspaper reading and various constructive reading and engagement activites. These six students were assigned to an Optimal Learning Model pull-out fluency instruction using the newspaper as text. Results from the Developmental Reading Assessment instrument reveal significantly improved effects in the number if miscues, correct words per minute, and prosody for the six students. From the results, it is evident that struggling readers benefit from high-quality fluency instruction.
Recommended Citation
Koch, Kimberly Bonice, "Increasing fluency in struggling readers through newspaper reading" (2007). Theses Digitization Project. 3272.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3272
