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Teachers' Perceptions Of Barriers, Strategies, And Professional Development In Addressing Reading Deficiencies Displayed By Struggling Pre-Kindergarten-Second Grade Readers, Melissa J. Tellinghuisen

Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership

The purpose of the study was focused on examining perceptions of a sample of primary level rural Minnesota teachers of the common reading deficiencies displayed by struggling preschool through second grade readers, barriers experienced in delivering reading instruction to struggling readers, and strategies determined to be most effective in addressing reading deficiencies displayed by struggling readers. Furthermore, the study examined the types of staff development Minnesota teachers and their principals identified as most valuable in addressing reading deficiencies among preschool through second grade students.

The study employed a mixed methodology, which included the use of a closed-ended response survey and …