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Examining The Effects Of The Write Sounds Intervention With First Grade Students, Brittany Wambold
Examining The Effects Of The Write Sounds Intervention With First Grade Students, Brittany Wambold
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Students who have difficulty with reading and writing are at risk to continue having difficulty throughout their schooling. Lack of time and resources may be a contributing factor for students not receiving additional instruction for both skills. However, there is evidence that balanced reading and writing programs can be effective. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Write Sounds intervention for students who had deficits in reading and writing. This study was a multiple baseline across participants design with three first-grade students who showed difficulty with reading, spelling, and phonemic awareness. Students received 40 minutes …
Effects Of The "Write Sounds" Program On Handwriting And Phonics Skills, Pam Bazis
Effects Of The "Write Sounds" Program On Handwriting And Phonics Skills, Pam Bazis
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Reading and writing rely on related foundational literacy skills (e.g., phonological processing, phonological memory, phonemic awareness; Brooks et al., 2011; Graham & Hebert, 2010, 2011; Sanders et al., 2018). Therefore, students struggling with reading often have writing problems, including handwriting (Kandel et al., 2017; Sanders, Berninger, & Abbott, 2018). It is often difficult to determine the source of writing difficulties as they could come from uncertainty in how to form the graphemes, poor spelling skills, or organizational deficits (Berninger et al., 2008). This study aimed to determine the usability, feasibility, and promise of an integrated handwriting intervention on 33 students …