The Effects of Repeated Reading On Two Types of CBM: Computer Maze and Oral Reading With Second-Grade Students With Learning Disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if two types of curriculum-based measurement, computer maze and oral reading, are equally sensitive to improvements made due to the strategy of repeated reading. The subjects were 3 second-grade students with learning disabilities who were measured twice a week for 12 weeks on both assessment procedures. The intervention of repeated readings was introduced sequentially one student at a time at 3-week intervals. The data indicate that the effects of an instructional strategy may result in conflicting results depending on the method of monitoring. Students' perceptions of the two procedures were also measured, and 2 students selected the maze procedure as the assessment they would want to continue. Implications of the use of the two types of CBM and how students' preferences are related to the results are discussed.