Issues and Solutions of Oral Reading Fluency



Issues and Solutions of Oral Reading Fluency

Introduction

There are a number of medical issues and deficiencies that can only be identified or diagnosed only at a certain stage after performing certain acts. However, the age at which the condition or sickness is diagnosed and the activity that identified the condition may vary from person to person and case to case. Therefore, the initial reactions of many individuals towards this sudden realization of a disease being diagnosed are very absurd and majority of them starts to panic. However, majority of such diseases are known to be curable and treatable. These diseases can be further categorized in to physical and mental problems whereas the psychological issues can also further be divided into a number of categories. However, one of the recent and majorly discussed category in the field of mental and psychological aspects is the number of disabilities discovered in the academic related department. One of such mental disability is the difficulty experienced in oral reading (Kamhi, 2011).

Problem Statement

The term “Oral Reading Fluency” can simply be defined as the ability to read perfectly and accurately along with the act of reading it out loud. This act basically involves the combination of two actions simultaneously. Therefore, the coordination of the ability to read and orally deliver it are both involved in the practice. Hence, disability, obstacles or problems in the act or exercise or reading and further delivering the reading material with the help of speech can be termed as the disability in Oral Reading Fluency.

Background

According to a number of researches conducted and produced, it is found that that approximately 85% of children are being diagnosed with the disability of having difficulties in not just reading but all the related language and delivery skills. The timings of diagnosis of this problem however in most cases are another essential factor. Since the average age of children admitted to schools throughout the globe is around 3-4 years. The proper reading and writing task and teachings that are assigned or conducted with the students starts very shortly. Hence, the difficulty in reading of the simplest of alphabets, numbers and various other materials by a child triggers the alarm in both the teachers and the parents of the children. However, the awareness regarding the disease in general public is still not as satisfactory. Partially because of majority of people confuse the “Oral Reading Disability” with Dyslexia and partially because parents and teachers are still not fully aware of the accurate signs and symptoms of the disability, the disease continues to trouble a number of children on regular basis (Daly, 2006).

Review

In spite of the general public still unaware of the general concepts of “Oral Reading Fluency”, there have been a number of researches that have been conducted on the issue. The researchers have analyzed and discussed the possible factors that contribute towards the origin or development of the disability, its possible signs and symptoms, the methods of diagnosing or ...