Date Approved

1-15-2020

Embargo Period

1-17-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A. Reading Education

Department

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Education

College

College of Education

Advisor

Madden, Marjorie

Committee Member 1

Lee, Valarie

Committee Member 2

Browne, Susan

Keywords

Blending, Direct Instruction, Older Students, Reading abilities, Segmenting, Special Education

Subject(s)

Reading--Phonetic method; Learning disabled children--Education

Disciplines

Language and Literacy Education | Special Education and Teaching

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how third grade special education students' reading abilities were affected after receiving direct instruction in phoneme segmentation and blending. During the study students spent an average of two weeks practicing segmenting phonemes and another two weeks blending phonemes utilizing various activities. The last weeks of the study focused on applying the skills into actual reading situations. The study showed benefits in various areas including the utilization of manipulatives in relation to phonemes. Students were also positively impacted directly after receiving the direction instruction and practice activities, as there was an increase in abilities after each section of instruction. When asked to utilize all skills together, students often needed teacher prompting to enact those skills in context. Overall, the study was looking at how well older students benefited from direct instruction in foundational skills. The results found there to be benefits even to older students.

Download

Share

COinS