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Orkin, Melissa; Pott, Martha; Wolf, Maryanne; May, Sidney; Brand, Elyssa – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
The current pilot study assessed the impact of a motivational intervention on the task-avoidant behaviors, task-engagement behaviors, and skill growth of elementary-age readers attending a remedial summer reading program. We randomly assigned students (ages 7-10) either to an experimental condition (n = 24) that integrated strategies emphasizing…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties
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Rasinski, Timothy; Paige, David; Rains, Cameron; Stewart, Fran; Julovich, Brenda; Prenkert, Deb; Rupley, William H.; Nichols, William Dee – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2017
The present study examined the impact of an intensive reading fluency intervention on the overall reading performance of 37 struggling readers in 3rd grade. Students' 3rd-grade classroom teachers and/or their performance on a state-mandated reading achievement test given toward the end of the 3rd-grade school year identified them for the study.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency