Design studies found that timing adults' oral reading led them to sacrifice accuracy for speed, motivating untimed repeated reading practice in the curriculum¶

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q1 i? Design studies revealed that timing adults' reading led them to sacrifice accuracy for speed, so the curriculum uses untimed repeated reading practice. → Alamprese 2011

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Alamprese 2011¶

Alamprese, J. A., MacArthur, C. A., Price, C., & Knight, D. (2011). Effects of a Structured Decoding Curriculum on Adult Literacy Learners' Reading Development. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2011.555294

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Qualitative conclusion from the curriculum design studies conducted in ABE classes; each lesson accordingly concludes with a brief smooth reading passage of 50-75 words that learners read repeatedly in pairs, untimed.

"The design studies revealed that timing adults’ reading led them to sacrifice accuracy for speed. Thus, the curriculum includes untimed repeated reading practice."

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