Could it be that at the beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century the relevance of traditional reading objectives are fading? Nothing unusual in the human history of culture and values!
We are living now in the digital age and the age of AI!
Who has the attention span anymore for long-winded, verbose text in the age of Twitter/X?
Caveat I did not read the study.
"Key Points
- When students struggle to make sense of text, there’s a good chance that dysfluency (the inability to read with sufficient accuracy, automaticity, and prosody) is a contributing factor—quite possibly the dominant one.
- Fluent readers recognize words “at the speed of sight” and read with proper expression and intonation.
- The path to stronger reading in middle and high school starts with refocusing on fluency by prioritizing shared, oral reading in class.
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The importance of fluent reading is routinely underestimated, especially as it applies to middle and high school students.
Far from a mere primary-grade issue, fluency is a prerequisite to reading comprehension at every level. Dysfluency is a hidden crisis in American schools, and the decline in recreational reading among children has compounded the problem. ..."
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