Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Literary Research and Instruction
Volume
54
Publication Date
11-7-2014
First Page
67
Last Page
81
Abstract
The article describes a reading fluency intervention called Reading Together that combines the method of repeated readings (Samuels, 1979) and the Neurological Impress Method (Heckelman, 1969). Sixteen volunteers from various backgrounds were recruited and trained to deliver the Reading Together intervention to struggling readers in third through fifth grade. The differences on the outcome measures between the treatment (n = 29) and comparison (n = 23) were statistically significant. Thus, students in the treatment demonstrated increased reading expression, reading rate, and overall reading scores. Results suggest that Reading Together is a feasible method of increasing students’ reading proficiency and can be delivered by trained volunteers.
Recommended Citation
Young, Chase; Mohr, Kathleen A. J.; and Rasinkski, Timothy, "Reading Together: A successful reading fluency internvetion" (2014). Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications. Paper 2318.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/teal_facpub/2318
