Repeated reading programs
Overview
- Influence: Repeated reading programs
- Domain: Curricula
- Sub-Domain: Reading, writing and the arts
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
- Influence Definition: Repeated reading involves students repeatedly reading the same passage (usually at least three times) to teachers. When the student miscues, the teacher can read the correct word aloud, and the student rereads the passage until reaching a satisfactory reading level. Repeated reading can also aid in a student's reading comprehension when paired with comprehension questions.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 3
- Number of studies: 72
- Number of students: 0
- Number of effects: 164
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.80
- Robustness index: 2
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remedial and Special Education | Therrien | USA | Fluency and comprehension gains as a result of repeated reading: A meta-analysis | 2004 | Repeated reading | 33 | 0 | 18 | 0.65 |
| Journal of Learning Disabilities | Chard, Vaughn, & Tyler | USA | A synthesis of research on effective interventions for building reading fluency with elementary students with learning disabilities | 2002 | Repeated reading without a model | 21 | 0 | 128 | 0.68 |
| Journal of Learning Disabilities | Lee & Yoon | USA | The effects of repeated reading on reading fluency for students with reading disabilities: A meta-analysis. | 2017 | Repeated reading | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 72 | 0 | 164 | 0.84 | |||||