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EFFECTS OF KURZWEIL 3000 AS PART OF A READING PROGRAM ON THE READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION OF FOUR ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS WITH ADHD

Weiland, Cleighton Josiah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1201374099

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2008, Specialist in Education, Miami University, Educational Psychology.
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of using the Kurzweil 3000 software as part of a reading program to improve oral reading fluency and comprehension of third and fourth grade students demonstrating attention and reading difficulties. Two third and two fourth grade students participated in using Kurzweil 3000 while reading expository and narrative text. Short duration tests of proficiency in areas of oral reading fluency were used to monitor progress using an A-B accountability design. Generalization measures were assessed including maze passages, comprehension questions, formal observations and a prosody scale as pretest/posttest indicators. In addition, a measure of attention was used to determine each subject’s executive function skills. Students involved in the study significantly increased their reading speed and experienced various levels of success in improving their ability to comprehend text.
Doris Bergen (Advisor)
52 p.
Education, Educational Psychology
Text to Speech Software; Reading Fluency; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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  • Weiland, C. J. (2008). EFFECTS OF KURZWEIL 3000 AS PART OF A READING PROGRAM ON THE READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION OF FOUR ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS WITH ADHD [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1201374099

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Weiland, Cleighton. EFFECTS OF KURZWEIL 3000 AS PART OF A READING PROGRAM ON THE READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION OF FOUR ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS WITH ADHD. 2008. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1201374099.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Weiland, Cleighton. "EFFECTS OF KURZWEIL 3000 AS PART OF A READING PROGRAM ON THE READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION OF FOUR ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS WITH ADHD." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1201374099

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