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Effects Of The Helping Early Literacy With Practice Strategies (Helps) On Reading Fluency With Secondary Level Students Attending An Alternative Education Program, Holly Breault Jan 2017

Effects Of The Helping Early Literacy With Practice Strategies (Helps) On Reading Fluency With Secondary Level Students Attending An Alternative Education Program, Holly Breault

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the HELPS Program on the reading fluency skills of secondary level students attending an alternative education program using single case design methodology. Participants in this study included one 8th grade student and two 9th grade students attending an alternative education program in northern New York State, each of whom had documented difficulties with reading fluency. Students were identified for participation through a review of available records indicating below average reading fluency skills and/or teacher recommendations based on reading fluency performance in the classroom. Results suggested that one of the …