Is Fluent, Expressive Reading Important for High School Readers?
This article is from the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 56, 67-76. It examines the relationship between oral prosody (phrasing and expression) and silent reading comprehension for secondary readers. The study recommends teacher modeling and whole-class choral reading of passages from literature, social studies, and science content materials. Access the Abstract of the article here.