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this population be established. Further, teachers who work with students with
visual impairments need to know how to effectively and efficiently utilize
instructional strategies to collect better data and further individualize the specific
accommodations on student individual education programs (IEPs). For example,
the implementation of evidence-based adaptations for reading fluency can support
practitioners in better understanding the true reading rates of students with visual
impairments and help IEP teams decide appropriate extended time
accommodations students with visual impairments may require.
Read Naturally
Read Naturally uses leveled non-fiction, short passages, not novels. Read
Naturally is designed for at least "three 30 minute or more" sessions on one
passage (see Read Naturally Master's Edition Manual, 2021, p. 12). Read
Naturally also suggests setting their WCPM goals as 30 words better than on their
initial reading. There is a paper-pencil version of the program, called Read
Naturally Encore, and a web version, called Read Naturally Live. The teacher
modeling is done by cassette tape, CD, or digital recording of the text depending
on the version of Read Naturally that is being used. This, in particular, is not
feasible for students with visual impairments because of the difficulties inherent in
keeping up with a recording while reading from a magnified copy of the passage.
