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Assessment and Instruction of Oral Reading Fluency Among Adults with Low Literacy
Mellard, Daryl F. Woods, Kari Fall, Emily C.
Mellard, Daryl F.
Woods, Kari
Fall, Emily C.
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We statistically examined 295 low-literacy adults’ oral reading fluency measured by total word and word error rates with connected prose. Based on four fluency ability groupings in relation to standardized assessments of reading-related skills (e.g., phonemic awareness, word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, and general ability) the results suggest that adults that read at comparable correct word rates vary significantly in the number of total words and word errors. These differences were independent of assessed general ability level. Total word and word error rates, thus, offer a picture of learner reading ability that can help instructors emphasize instruction in deficit reading components.
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2011
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Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal
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Assessment, Oral Reading Fluency, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
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Mellard, D. F., Woods, K., & Fall, E. (2011). Assessment and instruction of oral reading fluency among adults with low literacy. Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 5(1), 3-14.