Digital Storytelling and Oral Fluency in an English Reading Class at a Japanese University

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Midori Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Still Images ◽  
Oral Fluency ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
English Reading

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of digital storytelling (DST) in improving oral reading fluency by using the preview function of the software Photo Story 3. This application easily handles the recording and revising of a narration, which is an essential part of oral reading. DST is the art of telling stories through the use of various multimedia, such as text, still images, audio, and video. DST combines the functions of visualizing and verbalizing, which are essential for language comprehension and thinking from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience. The participants were 35 Japanese nursing students in Japan, who carried out DST utilizing nursing episodes from a textbook. Undertaking DST enabled the participants to learn to read deeply, visualize the story, and enjoy verbalizing their interpretation of the context, which is a skill lacking in most Japanese students due to the reading/translation teaching method.

Creation and Validation of German Oral Reading Fluency Passages With Immersion Language Learners

2020 ◽  
pp. 153450842097246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten W. Newell ◽  
Jessie Kember ◽  
Gesa Zinn
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
German Language ◽  
Cut Scores ◽  
English Reading

This brief report summarizes the development and psychometric properties of German reading fluency passages as compared to English reading fluency passages for immersion language learners. Results indicated that scores from German language reading fluency passages alone were (a) somewhat less reliable than scores from English publisher-developed passages, (b) similarly valid measures of reading when compared to scores from English reading fluency passages, and (c) more accurate than publisher-provided English cut-scores, but not as accurate as locally developed English cut-scores in the identification of at-risk readers.

scholarly journals Theories and Research on Oral Reading Fluency: What Is Needed?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Zainab R. Aldhanhani ◽  
Emad A. S. Abu-Ayyash
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Reading Aloud ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Information Processing Model ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Shed Light

Oral reading fluency skill is considered to be the bridge to reading comprehension. However, it has been neglected in many English reading programs despite the fact that different theories (including behaviorism, information processing model theory, automaticity theory, and Ehri and McCormick’s word learning theory) have shed light on this skill. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review theories, studies and practices relevant to this skill. This study has two aims: (1) to identify the theories underpinning oral reading strategies and (2) to identify the gap in research so far conducted on oral reading fluency. Various reading-aloud techniques and assessment methods are presented in this study. Moreover, some factors that affect students’ oral reading fluency are illustrated. Significantly, the practices that this study investigates and presents concerning teaching and assessing oral reading fluency might give an inspiration for the policymakers and curriculum designers to integrate oral reading fluency in their reading programs.

scholarly journals The Effect of Readers Theater on EFL Seventh-Graders’ Reading and Listening Comprehension

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110383
Author(s):  
Chih-Cheng Lo ◽  
Hsifu Wen ◽  
Yi-Shuang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Readers Theater ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Central Taiwan

While the effect of Readers Theater (RT) on English oral reading fluency has been extensively investigated, research on the effect of RT on adolescents’ English reading and listening comprehension was scant and yielded different results. This research aimed to explore how RT instruction influenced English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students, especially adolescents, in English reading and listening comprehension. This article conducted a 10-week quasi-experimental design involving two intact classes of 68 seventh-grade students from central Taiwan. The instruments included pretests and posttests of English reading and listening comprehension and nine students were interviewed for an in-depth analysis. The results revealed that the experimental group statistically significantly outperformed the control group on reading comprehension, but not on listening comprehension. Consequently, despite the advantages of RT instruction on reading comprehension stated in the article, interaction among learners in terms of listening comprehension is needed to be emphasized in the course when adopting the RT instruction.

scholarly journals English Reading Anxiety in Relation to the Oral Reading Fluency of Grade 11 Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. p20
Author(s):  
Jane Charity Estrada-Madronero
Keyword(s):  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Anxiety ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire ◽  
Grade 11

Reading is an essential skill that students need to develop. However, readers may experience anxiety in reading materials in English. This study determined the level of English reading anxiety in relation to the oral reading fluency of the 163 Grade 11 students of Ozamiz City National High School, Ozamiz City. A descriptive-correlational design was used in the study. Adopted English Reading Anxiety Questionnaire and a Multidimensional Fluency Scale for Oral Reading Fluency were used in gathering the data. Mean, Standard Deviation, and Regression Analysis were the statistical tools used in analyzing the data gathered. Results revealed that the level of English reading anxiety of the respondents was high, and their level of oral reading fluency was instructional. There was a highly significant relationship between the English reading anxiety and the oral reading fluency of the students. Anxiety affects how well students read materials in English.

Effects of Performance Criteria on Oral Reading Fluency Generalization

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas D. Young ◽  
Edward J. Daly ◽  
Sara Kupzyk ◽  
Melissa N. Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Performance Criteria

Oral Reading Fluency Assessment in Out-of-School Programs: Benchmarks for Early Identification and Change

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Reitman ◽  
Stacey A. McGregor ◽  
Leon Mandler ◽  
Jean M. Thaw ◽  
K. Lori Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Out Of School

English oral reading fluency of the 5th and the 6th graders

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-175
Author(s):  
Ji Hye Jeon ◽  
◽  
Sungwoo Kang
Keyword(s):  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
6Th Graders

Automated Estimation of Oral Reading Fluency During Summer Camp e-Book Reading with MyTurnToRead

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastassia Loukina ◽  
Beata Beigman Klebanov ◽  
Patrick Lange ◽  
Yao Qian ◽  
Binod Gyawali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Oral Reading Fluency ◽  
Summer Camp ◽  
Book Reading
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