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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr-9
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Scaffolding Fluent Reading: An Eye-Tracking Study of Effects of Repeated Reading and Listening on Fluency
Samudra, Preeti Ganesh; Baker, Meredith; Miller, Kevin F.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, DC, Apr 8-12, 2016)
Lack of reading fluency is a significant obstacle to children's ability to learn from text. In this study, we explored the effects of two practices used to scaffold fluency -- repeated reading of a passage and listening to a passage before reading it. Since the differences between these practices may be subtle, we employed eye tracking to measure changes in reading processes. Data from 58 second-graders indicate that previously hearing a story improves fluency the first time the story is read, but that this facilitation diminishes by the second reading. Both hearing a story and rereading it affect fluency, and eye-tracking provides a useful way of looking at how instructional strategies can work together to scaffold children's reading.
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Reading Fluency, Teaching Methods, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Listening Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Instruction, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Prior Learning, Readability, Readability Formulas, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 2
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Language: English
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