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Improving Reading Fluency: An Investigation into Timed Reading

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Timed Reading (TR) in an L2 context has been researched since the 1960s, although the name given to it has often been different. Yet conclusive empirical research into the effectiveness of TR is still unavailable, and this chapter is an effort to move closer to understanding TR and whether as teachers we should allot time to the practice.

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  1. Andrew Atkins
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  1. University of Toyama, Japan

    Theron Muller

  2. University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

    John Adamson

  3. Konan Women’s University, Japan

    Philip Shigeo Brown

  4. Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan

    Steven Herder

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Atkins, A. (2014). Improving Reading Fluency: An Investigation into Timed Reading. In: Muller, T., Adamson, J., Brown, P.S., Herder, S. (eds) Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449405_15

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