Reading Fluency, Print Exposure, and Academic Success

Why do so many students fall behind in reading? Research findings point to the importance of print exposure and reading fluency for building the reading skills, verbal skills, and world knowledge that help children succeed in school.

Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding, investigated how much time fifth graders spent reading books outside of school. They found quite a range: children at the 10th percentile averaged only one tenth of a minute per day, while children at the 90th percentile averaged more than 20 minutes per day -- 200 times as much -- and the students who read more made greater gains in reading comprehension.

Adding just 10 minutes of book reading time each day would move a student from the 30th percentile to somewhere above the 70th percentile in words read per year.

Reading Assistant™ software is a tool that helps teachers provide well structured guided oral reading practice to help their students gain fluency and increase print exposure during the school day.

Learn more about Reading Assistant software: http://www.scilearn.com/products/reading-assistant/?sm=print-yt

Read the full blog post: http://www.scilearn.com/blog/print-exposure-reading-fluency.php?sm=print-yt

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