Date Approved
5-8-2000
Embargo Period
6-21-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Learning Disabilities
Department
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Urban, Stanley
Subject(s)
Phonological Awareness Test; Learning disabled children--Education
Disciplines
Disability and Equity in Education
Abstract
This study was designed to analyze the efficacy of a phonological awareness program on a group of learning disabled resource students of average intelligence. The participating group, consisting of five second and two third grade students, underwent phonemic awareness training sessions for six months, once daily for 15 minutes. The subjects were trained in the "Phonological Awareness Program"(1995). They were asked to complete pre and post tests using the Phonological Awareness Test (1997).
Average gains in the area of rhyming, segmentation, isolation, deletion, substitution, blending, graphemes, and decoding were calculated, totaled and analyzed. Results indicated that formal phonemic awareness training can help learning disabled students gain the phonemic skills needed to become readers.
Recommended Citation
Garrison, Edna H., "An evaluation of the efficacy of a phonological awareness program for learning disabled resource students of average intelligence" (2000). Theses and Dissertations. 1674.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1674
