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Conducting A Read Aloud Case Study To Increase Motivation, Create A Positive Attitude And Change Beliefs With A Struggling Reader, Staci Freer
Graduate Annual
This paper will report on the positive changes seen in a struggling reader when a Read Aloud case study was conducted over a 4 week period. Key factors to the Read Aloud including offering choice in what was read, structuring each session to allow for consistency and gathering data through a pre-case study survey, post-case study survey, post-session surveys, observations and comparisons of Language Arts homework before and during the Read Aloud case study. With the exception of observations during each Read Aloud session, all data gathered was quantitative in nature. The data shows that his motivation to seek out …
Action Research: Verbal Protest, Jaimie Gatto Salt
Action Research: Verbal Protest, Jaimie Gatto Salt
Graduate Annual
Verbal protest due to work being perceived as challenging and unexpected schedule changes was identified as a problem for a student in an Autistic Support classroom. Baseline data was taken on the number of instances of verbal protest observed throughout the school day. Research studies were examined to determine a variety of behavioral approaches that have been used and the effectiveness of self-monitoring tools in decreasing behaviors. A self-monitoring tool called a Self and Match was chosen to be implemented during the intervention period. Quantitative data was collected using partial-interval data collection throughout the day in 5-minute intervals. Qualitative data …