Scaffolded Silent Reading: A Complement to Guided Repeated Oral Reading That Works!

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ray Reutzel ◽  
Cindy D. Jones ◽  
Parker C. Fawson ◽  
John A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Oral Reading ◽  
Silent Reading ◽  
Scaffolded Silent Reading ◽  
Repeated Oral Reading

Increasing Reading Comprehension of Two Hyperactive Children: Preliminary Investigation

1975 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 691-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis R. Dubey ◽  
Susan G. O'Leary
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Silent Reading ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Differential Effectiveness ◽  
Hyperactive Children

The differential effectiveness of oral and silent reading on comprehension was evaluated for two third-grade children who were hyperactive and who displayed comprehension deficits. Oral reading resulted in significantly fewer comprehension errors than did silent reading. Time to read a story and number of comprehension errors were negatively correlated. Several possible mechanisms involved in the effect of responding orally were discussed.

Oral Reading, Silent Reading, and Listening Comprehension: a Comparative Study

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise B. Elgart
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Silent Reading ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Reading Materials

Comprehension is achieved through three different modes of reception — oral reading, silent reading, and listening. The relative effectiveness of each of the three modes has been examined, but has yielded conflicting results due to intersubject variation and difference in degree of reading materials. The purpose of this study was to use a research design which eliminated those two sources of error as they affect a comparison of the three modes of reception — oral reading, silent reading, listening on comprehension. Forty-five third-grade students were selected. The pupils read orally, read silently, and listened to selections taken from the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Comprehension Test-Primary C, Form 2. An Analysis of Variance using a Latin Square Design with repeated measures was used. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between the three modes of reception with oral reading significantly more effective than silent reading in comprehending material.

scholarly journals How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Brysbaert
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Silent Reading ◽  
Reading Rate ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Old Adults ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Oral Reading Rate

Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per minute (wpm) for non-fiction and 260 wpm for fiction. The difference can be predicted by taking into account the length of the words, with longer words in non-fiction than in fiction. The estimates are lower than the numbers often cited in scientific and popular writings. The reasons for the overestimates are reviewed. The average oral reading rate (based on 77 studies and 5,965 participants) is 183 wpm. Reading rates are lower for children, old adults, and readers with English as second language. The reading rates are in line with maximum listening speed and do not require the assumption of reading-specific language processing. Within each group/task there are reliable individual differences, which are not yet fully understood. For silent reading of English non-fiction most adults fall in the range of 175 to 300 wpm; for fiction the range is 200 to 320 wpm. Reading rates in other languages can be predicted reasonably well by taking into account the number of words these languages require to convey the same message as in English.

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