Exploring the Role of Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) in Reading Instruction: A Classroom-based Study with Engineering Students

Exploring the Role of Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) in Reading Instruction: A Classroom-based Study with Engineering Students

Oral REading Fluency

Reading comprehension

ESL learners

Reading comprehension

ESL learners

Teaching reading is a complicated task as reading entails the simultaneous interaction of various component processes. Learning to read fluently is a crucial part of reading acquisition. Despite research conducted in L1 contexts regarding reading fluency, this area has been relatively unexplored in L2 contexts. In reading fluency research, Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) is an important construct which has been closely associated with the reading comprehension of young learners in L1 contexts. This paper aims to investigate the nature of the relationship between ORF and reading comprehension in ESL learners. If ORF proves to be significantly related to reading comprehension, it would be a valuable addition to reading instruction for ESL learners.

Prakash, Remya Rebecca

Kurian, Abjy

Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 45-57

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0975-329X

Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

2019-01-01

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