Using Poetry to Improve Fluency and Comprehension in Third-Grade Students

Authors

Karen E. Newsome, Valdosta State UniversityFollow

Abstract

This study examined the effects of repeated choral reading of poetry on fluency and comprehension of third-grade students (N = 76) in the southeastern United States. Student attitudes toward poetry were also measured. Students served in regular, remedial, and special education were taught reading using the school’s basal series for four weeks. Choral repeated reading of poetry was then added to the curriculum. The DIBELS ORF test, STAR reading assessment, and an attitude survey were used to assess student performance. Statistically significant gains were made during the poetry intervention in fluency (M = 18.78, p < .01) and comprehension (M = 0.33, p < .05). Slight improvements in students’ attitudes toward poetry were also observed.

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Recommended Citation

Newsome, Karen E. (2008) "Using Poetry to Improve Fluency and Comprehension in Third-Grade Students," Georgia Educational Researcher: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.20429/ger.2008.060101
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gerjournal/vol6/iss1/1