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Effective Interventions To Support Struggling Readers In Upper Elementary Grades, Rebecca Nilsson
Effective Interventions To Support Struggling Readers In Upper Elementary Grades, Rebecca Nilsson
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to identify and implement strategies and interventions for non proficient readers in upper elementary grades that can be integrated into the general education classroom. Beginning in middle school, students receive limited direct literacy instruction and support even if it is still needed. Many secondary students read several years below grade level which prohibits them from succeeding in courses, college, and careers. This study consisted of a focus group including 5 fourth grade students that were identified as struggling readers through a series of diagnostic screening tests. The students engaged in three targeted reading interventions …
The Effects Of Multi-Sensory Structured Literacy Instruction On Promoting Word Recognition In Elementary Schools, Jennifer Veronen
The Effects Of Multi-Sensory Structured Literacy Instruction On Promoting Word Recognition In Elementary Schools, Jennifer Veronen
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
All students and adults need reading skills. Word recognition skills are necessary to build reading fluency and comprehension abilities. This paper describes how to identify students struggling with word recognition and provides a model for supporting these readers. Due to COVID social distancing restrictions, two third-grade students in a rural public school were identified as not meeting the grade-level reading targets and received multisensory, structured literacy instruction to improve word recognition abilities. The data from the research project supported the use of the instructional model to improve word recognition skills. One area that arose from the research is the efficacy …