Promoting generalization of reading: A comparison of two fluency-based interventions for improving general education student's oral reading rate

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-252

  Ardoin, Scott P ^a   Eckert, Tanya L ^b   Cole, Carolyn A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalization; High word overlap passages; Multiple Exemplars; Oral reading fluency; Repeated readings

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749086665     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-008-9066-1     Document Type: Article

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