Building a Stronger Bridge: Increasing Oral Reading Fluency in Secondary Striving Readers

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Title: Building a Stronger Bridge: Increasing Oral Reading Fluency in Secondary Striving Readers
Language: English
Authors: Chae D’Ann Ray
Source: Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook. 2025 12:26-32.
Availability: Texas Association for Literacy Education. PO Box 451761, Houston, TX 77245. e-mail: taleyearbook@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.texasreaders.org/yearbooks.html
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Secondary School Students, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Silent Reading
ISSN: 2374-0590
Abstract: This summary paper presents an adaptation of an existing comprehension-focused intervention to intentionally integrate fluency instruction for secondary readers. Classroom implementation highlighted gains in student fluency and confidence in engaging with complex nonfiction texts. The author asserts that a flexible intervention approach offers a feasible structure for embedding Oral Reading Fluency practice into intervention spaces that traditionally prioritize silent reading and comprehension strategy instruction.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1492141
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This summary paper presents an adaptation of an existing comprehension-focused intervention to intentionally integrate fluency instruction for secondary readers. Classroom implementation highlighted gains in student fluency and confidence in engaging with complex nonfiction texts. The author asserts that a flexible intervention approach offers a feasible structure for embedding Oral Reading Fluency practice into intervention spaces that traditionally prioritize silent reading and comprehension strategy instruction.
ISSN:2374-0590