The Relationship Between Oral Reading Fluency And Reading Comprehension For Third Grade Students In A Rural Louisiana School District

Download or read book The Relationship Between Oral Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension for Third Grade Students in a Rural Louisiana School District written by Felicia Conway Sledge-Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If DIBELS [Dynamic indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills] oral reading fluency (ORF) is found to predict student achievement on the Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP), then having this data is critical to identifying and meeting the needs of struggling readers. . . . The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral reading fluency and reading comprehension. Additionally, the study explored the relationship between student performance on DIBELS-ORF and its prediction of student performance in reading comprehension as measured by the iLEAP. Moreover, this study examined socioeconomic status (SES) as a factor influencing reading subscores of reading achievement. The data were obtained from 15 elementary schools (seven Title I schools and eight non-Title I schools) in a North Louisiana school district. A total of 1,094 participants were administered the . . . DIBELS diagnostic screener and the . . . iLEAP in fall 2008 and spring 2009. . . . Results showed a significant relationship between oral reading fluency and reading comprehension. Also, it was determined that DIBELS-ORF is a statistically significant predictor of student performance of iLEAP reading subscores. This study provided evidence that DIBELS-ORF is a reliable diagnostic tool that educators can use to assist in planning and implementing prescriptive interventions to address weaknesses of students with reading deficiencies. Further implications for practice as well as recommendations for future research are discussed. -Author