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The Relationship Between Parental Involvement And Increasing First Grade Fluency Scores, Mckenzie Larson, Kelly Ogren
The Relationship Between Parental Involvement And Increasing First Grade Fluency Scores, Mckenzie Larson, Kelly Ogren
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine what positive outcomes, if any, does parent involvement in the home have on first grade student’s fluency scores. After permission from parents was given, twelve first grade students, along with their parents, were chosen to participate in the six-week study. Throughout six-weeks, students practiced repeated readings, completed sight word activities, fluency activities, and nonsense word activities. These activities were completed at home with the assistance from parents. Students were also tested two times per week on fluency readings in the classroom. Data collected throughout the study included a parent survey, pre and …
Close Reading Strategies For Difficult Text: The Effects On Comprehension And Analysis At The Secondary Level, Kimberly Goblirsch
Close Reading Strategies For Difficult Text: The Effects On Comprehension And Analysis At The Secondary Level, Kimberly Goblirsch
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
Literacy skills are an essential component in transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn. But reading to learn has several levels of difficulty. This research focuses on exploring in what ways close reading strategies of difficult text can impact comprehension and analysis. The participants of the intervention were ninth-grade students of various reading ability levels at a rural public high school. During the six-week period, students used formative assessments, annotations, and written responses to determine if gains in comprehension and analysis scores can be connected. The pre- and post-intervention data reflects how students achieved with and without close …