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Oral Reading Fluency

Eun Hee Jeon

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This entry provides a review of oral reading fluency research in first and second language settings. The significance of oral reading fluency as a prerequisite for reading comprehension is discussed and the challenges unique to using oral reading fluency assessments among second language readers are explained. The entry summarizes current study findings on L2 oral reading fluency and ends with sample exercise designed to develop oral reading fluency.

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This entry provides a review of oral reading fluency research in first and second language settings. The significance of oral reading fluency as a prerequisite for reading comprehension is discussed and the challenges unique to using oral reading fluency assessments among second language readers are explained. The entry summarizes current study findings on L2 oral reading fluency and ends with sample exercise designed to develop oral reading fluency.

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This entry provides a review of oral reading fluency research in first and second language settings. The significance of oral reading fluency as a prerequisite for reading comprehension is discussed and the challenges unique to using oral reading fluency assessments among second language readers are explained. The entry summarizes current study findings on L2 oral reading fluency and ends with sample exercise designed to develop oral reading fluency.

Key concepts: Fluency, Reading (process), Comprehension, Psychology, Reading comprehension, Cognitive psychology, Linguistics, Mathematics education

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