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The Supporting Effects Of High Luminous Conditions On Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency Scores, Michael S. Mott, Daniel H. Robinson, Thea H. Williams-Black, Susan S. Mcclelland Jan 2014

The Supporting Effects Of High Luminous Conditions On Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency Scores, Michael S. Mott, Daniel H. Robinson, Thea H. Williams-Black, Susan S. Mcclelland

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The universality of the impact of daylight is a common thread that defines humanity. Day light affects us in a variety of ways –visually, psychologically and biologically. Artificial lighting research has explored ways in which artificial lighting may substitute for daylight and enhance human health and wellbeing. Recently, a study by Mott et al. 2011 found that the usage of high intensity, yet glare free lighting, (referred to as Focus light setting) during reading instruction increased grade 3 students’ oral reading fluency (ORF) scores, a key index of reading comprehension. The current study further explored the effect of Focus lighting …