Read Naturally
Intervention Details
Subject
English Language ArtsAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
8-11 weeksGrades
2, 3, 4Personnel
General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, Principal
Intervention Summary
Read Naturally is a program that aims to improve reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension for students in grades 2-4. The program involves repeated reading, teacher modeling, and progress monitoring to promote fluency. Students are assigned to instructional level reading materials and practice reading passages multiple times with an audio recorded model, then independently until they reach their timed goal. The program also includes comprehension assessments and strategies, student goal setting, and progress monitoring procedures.
Grades
2, 3, 4Personnel
General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, PrincipalStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on general reading achievement
No effect on alphabetics
No effect on comprehension
Mixed effects on reading fluency
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2013). Read Naturally. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/325.
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