Evaluating the effectiveness of a broader approach to reading instruction: A single-case study of a reading intervention.
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| Title: | Evaluating the effectiveness of a broader approach to reading instruction: A single-case study of a reading intervention. |
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| Authors: | Dunford, Saya, Hill, Vivian |
| Source: | Educational & Child Psychology. Mar2023, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p61-77. 17p. |
| Subjects: | Reading ability testing, Reading comprehension, Fluency (Language learning), Vocabulary, Primary education |
| Geographic Terms: | London (England) |
| Abstract: | Aims: This small-scale study investigated outcomes from a reading intervention which taught a broader range of reading skills. The intervention followed recommendations made by Solity (2020), with instruction on high frequency words (HFWs), grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs), and vocabulary, taught through frequent, distributed practise of skills and real books. Method: Five students in Year Five (all with English as an Additional Language and low levels of literacy skills) from an inner London Borough primary school took part in a reading intervention delivered daily over 3 months (45 sessions). A mixed methods single-case study design was implemented. Students were assessed pre- and post-intervention using interviews, Diagnostic Reading Assessment, questionnaires on students' reading views and confidence, and fluency reading the 100 HFWs and GPCs. Questionnaire and interview feedback were gained from education staff. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Themes and quotes from qualitative data provided an understanding of the students' and staffs' views. Findings: Results indicated increases in students' knowledge of HFWs and GPCs, and students showed improvements in reading ability in at least one skill assessed. Most students felt they were better and more confident at reading, although views towards reading were mixed. Limitations: The small sample size and lack of control group mean that results may be difficult to generalise to other school populations. Conclusions: This research goes some way to demonstrating the efficacy of a reading intervention approach which focuses on teaching a broader range of skills compared to a sole focus on systematic synthetic phonics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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