Reading Fluency in Romanian Children with Language Related Learning Disabilities

Anamaria Carolina BODEA HAŢEGAN, Dorina Anca TALAŞ, Ana BUT
Reading Fluency in Romanian Children with Language Related Learning Disabilities
Institution: 
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca; “Corneliu Coposu” School,
Author's email: 
carolina.bodea.hategan@gmail.com; tdorina@yahoo.com
Abstract: 

The aim of this research is to test the utility of an assessment and intervention instrument addressed to children with language related learning difficulties, focussed on improving reading fluency. This instrument was elaborated based on Romanian language structure specificity and the latest assessment and intervention strategies regarding reading fluency in the field. Thus, the main aspects taken into consideration when elaborating the instrument were: language structure, the nature of the linguistic material, timing, and repetition. The findings proved the fact that this instrument can be considered valuable, opening new research perspectives in the field of Romanian reading fluency.

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