EFFECTS OF INCREASING ORAL READING - GENERALIZATION ACROSS READING TASKS

In this study, individual performance in reading aloud was manipulated experimentally, and the associated effects of these manipulations on comprehension measures were examined for individual cases. Results rev ealed that large but not small increases in reading aloud from text ar e indicative of improved performance on traditional comprehension task s. Additional analyses revealed that criterion levels of oral reading performance are related to accuracy in answering comprehension questio ns.