An experimental analysis of reading interventions: Generalization across instructional strategies, time, and passages.

Christine M. Bonfiglio, Edward J. Daly, III, Brian K. Martens, Lan-Hsiang Rachel Lin, & Stacy Corsaut (2004). An experimental analysis of reading interventions: Generalization across instructional strategies, time, and passages. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 111-114.

This study examined the generalized effects of three treatment conditions (performance based, skill based, and a combination of the two) on oral reading fluency by an elementary school student. Results indicated equal effectiveness of all treatments, maintenance, and possible evidence of generalization across passages.

DESCRIPTORS: reading, fluency, generalization, instruction, reinforcement