*Research Question: What are the effects of repeated readings on the reading prosody and reading attitudes of sixth grade students with learning disabilities?
Before we jump in too deep....
- Reading prosody? Let's discuss:
- Prosody = reading with expression and feeling.
- Prosody is a lesser-known element of reading fluency. Reading fluency encompasses the ability to read accurately. Although fluency is often thought of as simply the correct number of words read per minute (accuracy), prosody is another crucial element of fluency that should be considered as well.
- Think of how a robot would sound if it were to read out loud. It would be monotone, expressionless, and lifeless. It would probably ignore periods, commas, and pay no attention to things like exclamation points and question marks. A robot lacks prosody. When students read like this, their comprehension suffers, even if they are reading the words at the appropriate rate and speed. Often, prosody can be the missing link between true fluency and comprehension!
ACCURACY + PROSODY = FLUENCY
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*Let's get into the research...
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What does all this mean?
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*Takeaways & Tips...
Prosody
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Repeated Readings
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Make it Your Own
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