Eckert TL, Ardoin SP, Daly EJ, Martens BK. Improving oral reading fluency: a brief experimental analysis of combining an antecedent intervention with consequences.
J Appl Behav Anal 2002;
35:271-81. [PMID:
12365740 PMCID:
PMC1284385 DOI:
10.1901/jaba.2002.35-271]
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Abstract
A brief experimental analysis was used to evaluate the relative effectiveness of combining two consequences (contingent reinforcement or performance feedback) with an antecedent intervention (listening passage preview and repeated readings) on the oral reading fluency of 6 elementary students. The antecedent intervention increased the number of correctly read words per minute for all 6 students. For 4 of the students, pairing the antecedent intervention with either of the consequences resulted in higher reading rates over the antecedent intervention alone. Undifferentiated results were obtained for the remaining 2 participants. These results suggest that combining an antecedent intervention with consequences may enhance the oral reading fluency of students with reading problems. However, individual responsiveness to the different intervention components indicates that brief experimental analyses are warranted to identify the most effective intervention.
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