An examination of the achievement of phonological skills for three groups participating in an early intervention program

An examination of the achievement of phonological skills for three groups participating in an early intervention program

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Main Author: Hovest, Christine Marie
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2000
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1261054128
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12610541282021-08-03T05:57:50Z An examination of the achievement of phonological skills for three groups participating in an early intervention program Hovest, Christine Marie <p>This study brought together three important areas of research: early literacy intervention, phonemic awareness skills, and demographic groups. This study revealed information about how well initially low-performing children gained phonemic awareness as participants in the Reading Recovery program, an early literacy intervention. Although the gap has narrowed over the past two decades between academic performances of African-American students and Caucasians, it still exists. My study categorized subjects by race and socioeconomic status (SES) to create three demographic groups ('Low SES African-Americans, 'Others with Low SES,' and 'Non-low SES' participants). The three demographic groups' scores on the Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words task, a measure of phonemic awareness, revealed extremely low entry and extremely high exit scores for all three demographic groups. A total of 2,787 participants in the Reading Recovery program in one Midwestern state participated in this study. The length of time in the program was also described among the three groups and found to be similar.</p><p>A chi-square test revealed the proportion of students in each demographic group and program outcome. The three demographic groups, upon program completion, had similar proportions of students meeting program criteria. When compared to the other two demographic groups, a greater percentage of African-Americans with low SES did not complete the program.</p><p>An ANOVA (3X3) included two factors (demographic group and program group). Gains made in the students' Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words task were computed by subtracting the entry score from the exit score and served as the dependent variable. Gain scores were influenced by ceiling effects on the exit scores. The ANOVA (3X3) revealed no interaction effect and no main effect for demographic group. Statistical differences were found among all three program groups (met performance criteria, did not meet performance criteria, did not receive a complete program). This study suggested that students from the demographic groups investigated do make gains in the ability to hear and record sounds in words as participants in the Reading Recovery program.</p> 2000 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1261054128 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1261054128 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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