Oral reading fluency in second language reading

This study investigated the role of oral reading fluency in second language (L2) reading. Two hundred and fifty-five high school students in South Korea were assessed on three oral reading fluency (ORF) variables and six other reading predictors. The relationship between ORF and other reading predic...

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Published in:Reading in a foreign language 2012-10, Vol.24 (2), p.186
Main Author: Jeon, Eun Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Bilingual Students
Correlation
Educational psychology
Factor Analysis
Fluency
Foreign Countries
High School Students
Language
Learning disabilities
Metacognition
Multiple Regression Analysis
Oral Reading
Predictor Variables
Readers
Reading Comprehension
Reading Fluency
Reading Tests
Researchers
Role
Second Language Learning
Second language reading
Second Languages
Secondary school students
Silent Reading
South Korea
Statistical analysis
Student Evaluation
Studies
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Summary:This study investigated the role of oral reading fluency in second language (L2) reading. Two hundred and fifty-five high school students in South Korea were assessed on three oral reading fluency (ORF) variables and six other reading predictors. The relationship between ORF and other reading predictors was examined though an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Next, the contribution of ORF to silent reading comprehension was investigated though multiple regression analyses (MRA) with ORF variables as predictors of reading comprehension. EFA identified two factors (fluency and comprehension) and showed that passage reading fluency crossloaded with both factors. MRA results indicated that the three ORF variables collectively explained 21.2% of variance in silent reading comprehension. Oral passage reading fluency alone explained 20.9% of variance in silent reading comprehension. After controlling for pseudoword reading and word reading fluency, oral passage reading fluency still accounted for an additional 12.4% of the remaining reading variance.
ISSN:1539-0578
1539-0578