The Effects of Reading Racetracks on the Sight Word Fluency and Acquisition for Two Elementary Students with Disabilities: A Further Replication and Analysis

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of reading racetracks on the sight word acquisition and fluency of two elementary students who qualified for special education services. An ABABA’ reversal, single subject design provided data on the number of words the participants read correctly during a 1-minute timing as well as his or her error rate during that same 1-minute timing. The overall outcomes indicated an increase in the acquisition and fluency of sight words and a decrease in errors. Maintenance of treatment gains were noted for both corrects and errors during the post-testing of each participant. Very small declines in corrects were noted as were small increases in errors.