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Free teaching tool to improve ‘struggling’ students’ reading skills
A new research has shown that a freely available literacy tool can improve fundamental reading skills for elementary school students.
Research from North Carolina State University focused on children, who were characterized as ‘struggling readers’ at risk for a learning disability in reading.
“Our goal is to put effective tools in the hands of teachers,” said Dr. John Begeny, an associate professor of school psychology at NC State, lead author of the study and creator of the literacy tool.
“This research shows that our program works, and it’s easy to use,” he added.
Researchers discovered that the Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) program saw a significant increase in fluency and other reading skills when incorporated in a teacher’s curriculum.
Begeny said that he had developed the literacy program to give teachers a new tool to promote reading “fluency.”
Specifically, the study showed that the HELPS program also led to improvements in reading comprehension and basic reading skills (such as sounding out words).
The paper has been published online this month by the journal Learning Disabilities Research and Practice.
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