Fluency Formula™¶
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Evidence · 4 claims (1 for, 2 mixed, 1 against) · 1 study (1 causal),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Scholastic supplemental curriculum for grades 1–6 that provides brief daily lessons and materials designed to develop word-recognition automaticity, decoding accuracy, and oral reading expressiveness.
Components¶
- Fluency Formula™ supplemental reading fluency curriculum for grades 1–6: Fluency Formula™ is a supplemental curriculum "designed to promote reading fluency for first- through sixth-grade students," emphasizing "automatic recognition of words, decoding accuracy, and oral expressiveness." It delivers a daily 10- to 15-minute classroom lesson using workbooks, read-aloud anthologies, library books, fluency activity cards, and audio CDs, and includes a Fluency Formula™ Assessment System with one-minute grade-level passages and a timer. Distributed by Scholastic; a grade-level kit costs $625. (Fluency Formula™ WWC Intervention Report (2007))
Claims¶
- The evidence base for Fluency Formula™ consists of a single small randomized controlled trial, with no studies addressing alphabetics or general reading achievement [~W]
- Fluency effects of Fluency Formula™ differ by initial ability: positive for low-ability students (effect size 0.66) and negative for high-ability students (effect size –0.21), both non-significant [~W]
- Fluency Formula™ shows a negative but statistically non-significant effect on second-grade reading comprehension (effect size –0.28, improvement index –11) [-W]
- Fluency Formula™ shows a positive but statistically non-significant effect on second-grade oral reading fluency (effect size 0.26, improvement index +10) [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Fluency Formula™ WWC Intervention Report. (2007). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fluencyformula/pdfs/FF_EffectivessReport.pdf
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Fluency Formula™ |
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A Scholastic supplemental curriculum for grades 1–6 that provides brief daily lessons and materials designed to develop word-recognition automaticity, decoding accuracy, and oral reading expressiveness. |
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