Date of Award
5-2023
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Catherine Kelly
Department/School
Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Abstract
I conducted a research project at my elementary school. The action research question was how does repeated reading affect reading comprehension in the elementary classroom? The six-week study included third-grade elementary students. To study the impact of repeated reading, students read a fluency sheet for one minute, taking turns. Each week, a comprehension quiz was administered to students to measure their comprehension of the fluency passage read for the week. The study showed that repeated reading had a positive effect on fluency. However, the data failed to show that repeated reading does affect comprehension. More research is needed to confirm whether repeated reading does affect reading comprehension. Moving forward I will continue to use repeated reading methods with my students.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Poracha. (2023). How does reading fluency affect reading comprehension in the elementary classroom. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/510