From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Parents, teachers, learning consultants, and school psychologists often ask, “How can I measure the reading fluency of children with reading disabilities and how can I develop goals and objectives to address their fluency problems?” An excellent, often quoted article by Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal (2006) offers practical, validated guidance.
Reading Fluency: Part I
A Guest Post by
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
Professor, Kent State University
A recent survey of “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in Reading found that reading fluency is no longer a hot topic and that it should not be hot. As a person who has written widely about reading fluency and have done a fair amount of research into fluency, I found this a bit disturbing. From my work in the Kent State University Reading Clinic, I know that many children who experience significant difficulty in reading have problems in fluency. When appropriate fluency instruction is provided, overall reading achievement improves, sometimes dramatically.
