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Oral reading fluency as a screening tool with English learners: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Newell Kirsten W.,
Codding Robin S.,
Fortune Tara W.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.22406
Subject(s) - fluency , reading (process) , psychology , population , identification (biology) , english language , curriculum based measurement , developmental psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , pedagogy , medicine , curriculum , philosophy , botany , environmental health , biology , curriculum mapping , curriculum development
Students learning to read in more than one language are a growing population in schools. Early screening and identification of reading difficulties may lead to better outcomes for all students. Oral reading fluency (ORF) is one tool shown to be both a reliable measure of reading and an accurate method to identify students at risk for poor reading outcomes. This study synthesized available validity evidence for ORF with biliterates. All included studies ( n = 31) were conducted with English language learners in grades K–8. Results suggested that although ORF is correlated with reading outcomes, the accuracy of ORF to identify English learners at risk of poor reading outcomes does not meet criteria. The strength of validity evidence differed by language proficiency of participants. Finally, the quality of the reviewed studies was low in critical areas.