nonfluent
- adjective
- /nɒnˈfluːənt/
:
no fluido
- The participants in the study were 12 nonfluent readers (students with learning disabilities) in Grades 2 through 5 whose reading levels were at Grade 3 or higher according to a standardized achievement test.
- nonfluent readers
Examples
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In reading instruction, one main distinction is made between instructional programs for nonfluent and fluent readers.
Academic text (2015) -
However, speakers with fluent aphasia produced more iconic gestures than the other groups, whereas speakers with nonfluent aphasia produced more deictic and metalinguistic gestures.
Academic text (2013) -
Because 33% of fourth-grade students read below a basic level, 66% read below a proficient level (National Center for Education Statistics, 2011), and approximately 40% are considered nonfluent readers (Daane et al., 2005), educators need effective tools and time-efficient methods for improving students' reading skills.
Academic text (2014) -
The therapist helped the child improve his speech because he was nonfluent in expressing his thoughts.
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After several speech therapy sessions, her nonfluent speech began to improve, making it easier for her to communicate.
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Teachers often use specific strategies to assist nonfluent speakers who struggle with language flow.
Synonyms
9
7.4
Not able to speak clearly or find the right words
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition after a stroke that makes speaking and writing very hard while understanding often stays good
How Fluent
42
3.0
64
4.6
73
3.2
9
7.4
∞
8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonfluent is made of non- meaning 'not' and fluent, which comes from a root meaning 'to flow', as in fluid. So nonfluent describes speech that does not 'flow' smoothly and is slow or broken.