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Utilising Voice Recognition Software To Improve Reading Fluency Of Struggling Adolescent Readers, Peter Count
Utilising Voice Recognition Software To Improve Reading Fluency Of Struggling Adolescent Readers, Peter Count
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
Approximately 15-20% of secondary students in Australia experience reading difficulties. For many, the cognitive effort required to decode words or the lack of automaticity in the elements that contribute to fluent reading prevents effective reading comprehension. Because reading comprehension is of critical importance across the curriculum, students with difficulties in this area are at significant academic risk.
One effective method of improving reading fluency is ‘repeated readings’ (NICHHD, 2000). The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of repeated readings delivered via a home-based program employing voice recognition software (VRS) could improve the reading fluency and self-perception …