A Mother's Use of Reading Fluency Strategies: The Effects of AKOSEP

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Reading Fluency Strategies Family Training Program (AKOSEP) and performance feedback on teaching reading fluency strategies to a mother who has a child with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD). The reading fluency strategies targeted to be taught to the mother within the scope of AKOSEP included repeated reading, word drill and echo reading strategies. The participants of the study were a mother and her 10-year-old son diagnosed with SLD. In this study, in which the effectiveness of AKOSEP was revealed, multiple probe design across behavior, one of the single-subject research models, was used. In addition, in the study, the effect of the reading fluency strategies applied with the participant child during the strategy teaching process on the child's reading fluency skills was examined without an experimental control. The study's findings showed that the AKOSEP and performance feedback were effective in the mother's acquisition and correct use of reading fluency strategies, and that this effect was sustained after the end of the intervention. In addition, it was observed that the reading fluency strategies applied during the strategy teaching process led to an increase in the reading accuracy and reading speed of the child with SLD. At the end of the study, it was found that the mother-child dyad expressed their positive opinions about AKOSEP and the implementation process. The findings were discussed within the framework of the literature and various suggestions were made for practice and future research.