Edward J. Daly, III, Christine M. Bonfiglio, Tara Mattson, Michael
Persampieri, & Kristin Foreman-Yates. (2006)
Refining the experimental analysis of academic skills deficits: Part II.
Use of brief experimental analysis to evaluate reading fluency treatments.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
39, 323-331.
The technology of brief experimental analysis is just beginning to be used for
identification of effective treatments for individual students who experience
difficulty with oral reading fluency. In this study, the effect of a reading
fluency treatment package was examined on easy and hard passages, and generalization
was assessed on passages with high content overlap. The results suggest that the
treatment package increased reading fluency for all 3 students. Effects were
moderated by difficulty level for all 3 students. Results are discussed in terms
of future refinements to the procedures, validation of the methods, and potential
applications in clinical and school settings.
DESCRIPTORS: academic performance, experimental analysis, generalization, reading fluency