Fluency

there are multiple factors (which is why it can also be called a multifactorial treatment model) that aid in maintaining or triggering a child’s stutter. The model reaffirms indirect intervention’s assumption that “stuttering occurs when demands for fluency outweigh a child’s capacity.” (Blomgren, 2013) Clinicians, when using this method, use the help of the parents and their own assessment of the child to determine whether or not the demands are internal or external. Internal demands are ones…

Decoding, Vocabulary, Visualisation, Reading and Predicting During Englsih Reading Groups, if a student gets stuck on a word that cannot read from their levelled book, they will use the word attack checklist (Appendix L). Learning Activity 16: Fluency, Reading Rocket, Vocabulary and Counting…

be freed.” This is a quote that speaks highly of the importance of being able to read. When one is able to read, the numbers of opportunities available for a person are limitless. The five skills within reading are phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; all of which students need to be able efficient at in order to be a successful reader. It is crucial for the teacher to provide daily activities and instruction that supports the student in strengthening their…

this passage. He frequently did not pause for periods or commas, and just continued to read as fast as possible. This is something that needs to be worked on throughout his future as a reader. For the DRA-2 the student’s score for the oral reading fluency was 6 out of 16. Luke is at the end of the emerging stage, and entering the developing stage of reading. Overall, the student had a 96% accuracy, and appeared to read this passage very well, with few errors. The comprehension component of…

Phonemic Awareness/Phonics: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in words. More specifically, a phoneme is the smallest part of spoken language that makes a difference in the meaning of a word. For example the sound /s/ changes the meaning of a word when it is at the end of a word, commonly creating a plural meaning. Phonemic instruction always occurs in spoken form, which means that all students can benefit from instruction, regardless of their…

reading skills in decoding, reading speed, and the ability to comprehend connected text while reading. Analia’s responses across each reading area revealed her strengths and weaknesses in terms of basic reading skills, reading comprehension and reading fluency. Analia’s scores were fairly consistent as they fell within the average to high-average range. On task measuring reading and decoding skills, Analia was tasked to read words that gradually increased in difficulty. Analia scored in the high…

Methods Participants Participants will include first graders from ____ Elementary School. Students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and students who are classified as level 1, 2, or 3 English Language Learners will be excluded from the study. Students who score below benchmark on mCLASS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills Next (mCLASS: DIBELS Next) will be assessed by their teacher for elevated inattention rates. The students who have both below benchmark reading scores and…

from experimenters could have affected them more than other children. Lastly, the average IQ of the participants of the study was 85.9 (Ambrose & Yairi, 2002). This low IQ is also a participant variable that could have had an effect on their speech fluency (Goldfarb, 2006). To improve the validity of the study, a large number of children from a range of backgrounds with a wider range of IQ’s should have been chosen. This would’ve ensured that the independent variable (the type of speech therapy)…

student during testing. The observation of the length of time he spent on problems and his often use of his fingers to calculate basic math, initiated my research. I began finding a plethora of research about the importance of math fluency for student success. Math fluency is a student’s ability to quickly recall math facts. A student who has developed automaticity with basic math facts is able to use their entire working memory on the higher level math instead of squandering some of their…

Standard 1: Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences The most critical standard in my opinion is Standard 1. As educators, we must make an effort in getting to know our students. Figuring out the best way they learn, what they are interested in, their family background and understand how they develop. Once we know that, we can differentiate any lesson or activity. This will then make it meaningful to them and they will enjoy learning. This part of the e-Portfolio will focus on…