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Effects Of Mixed Ability Guided Reading Groups In The Elementary Setting, Lauren Allison

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This action research was driven by the researcher's interest in mixed ability guided reading groups and the effect they can have on student fluency scores and reading assessments. The researcher utilized mixed ability guided reading groups for nine weeks, while monitoring progress using FastBridge CBMreading fluency passages weekly. The research was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of mixed ability grouping within guided reading groups. The researcher is a second grade teacher in her ninth year of teaching. The findings revealed a common trend of increased fluency and accuracy within words per minute, specifically for students who fell below benchmark when …