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  • Education
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Applied Linguistics

Background:

  • Reading fluency and comprehension are critical for academic success.
  • Early identification of reading difficulties is essential for timely intervention.
  • The transition to increased silent reading in later grades poses challenges for some students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined intervention for fourth graders with reading deficits.
  • To investigate the impact of a rapid accelerated reading program (RAP) and self-regulated strategies on silent reading.
  • To explore the relationship between cognitive factors and reading outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Randomly assigned fourth graders with reading deficits to a treatment or wait-list control group.
  • Administered nine sessions of a computerized rapid accelerated reading program (RAP) combined with self-regulated strategies.
  • Assessed silent sentence reading rate, reading comprehension accuracy, and attention ratings pre- and post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • The treatment group showed significant improvements in silent reading rate and comprehension compared to the control group.
  • Both groups improved significantly from pre- to post-instruction on key reading measures.
  • Attention and working memory predicted post-treatment reading accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The combined RAP and self-regulated strategy intervention is effective in improving silent reading skills in struggling readers.
  • This approach holds promise for preventing silent reading disabilities and informing accommodations for timed assessments.
  • Cognitive factors like attention and working memory play a crucial role in reading development.