Reading Fluency Through Alternative Text: Rereading with an Interactive Sing-to-Read Program Embedded With in a Middle School Music Classroom

A New Role for Music Technology

“…Furthermore, at a 4-month follow-up assessment, the treatment group had experienced an additional increase in scores. This overall increase amounted to a gain of 1.37 grade levels in instructional reading, indicating that the use of the product had a positive effect on the reading levels of struggling middle school students (Biggs, 2008;Florida Center for Reading Research, 2007, p. 4). The chart above displays a comparison of group average scores for the Florida middle school study.…”

“…They are allowed to choose the songs they wish to read and perform. The ability to make personal choices is thought to increase self-efficacy and engagement in reading (Biggs, 2008).…”