The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The Ohio State University / OhioLINK
2007
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392298335 |
| id |
ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu1392298335 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13922983352021-08-03T06:21:58Z The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students Ledvina, Lara N. Music The purpose of this study was to compare the reading performance of kindergarten students receiving music and reading instruction with kindergarten students receiving reading instruction only. The students (N = 14) were enrolled in the Early Literacy Intervention Program (selection based on low reading abilities) during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years at a suburban elementary school in central Ohio. The treatment group received one 30-minute music class per week. The subjects took literacy tests in the fall, winter, and spring. A repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was run to determine the effect of music education on literacy scores across all iterations of the dependent measure. While a significant main effect for test (p < .001), and a significant interaction between treatment and test (p < .01) were found, no significant main effect for treatment (p > .01) was found. Results showed that the total test gain scores of the children receiving the music instruction were somewhat higher, but not significantly so. The treatment and control groups' mean scores on the literacy tests were similar at the start and conclusion of this study. However, the mean score of the treatment group was higher than the control group on the winter literacy test. Possible reasons for this occurrence are also discussed in this document. Participants' enthusiasm for the music instruction was informally noted in the discussion. 2007 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392298335 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392298335 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. |
| collection |
NDLTD |
| language |
English |
| sources |
NDLTD |
| topic |
Music |
| spellingShingle |
Music Ledvina, Lara N. The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| author |
Ledvina, Lara N. |
| author_facet |
Ledvina, Lara N. |
| author_sort |
Ledvina, Lara N. |
| title |
The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| title_short |
The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| title_full |
The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| title_fullStr |
The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| title_full_unstemmed |
The Effect of Music Instruction on Reading and Literacy Scores: A Study of Rhythmic Movement and Music Symbol Education for Early Literacy Intervention Kindergarten Students |
| title_sort |
effect of music instruction on reading and literacy scores: a study of rhythmic movement and music symbol education for early literacy intervention kindergarten students |
| publisher |
The Ohio State University / OhioLINK |
| publishDate |
2007 |
| url |
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392298335 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT ledvinalaran theeffectofmusicinstructiononreadingandliteracyscoresastudyofrhythmicmovementandmusicsymboleducationforearlyliteracyinterventionkindergartenstudents AT ledvinalaran effectofmusicinstructiononreadingandliteracyscoresastudyofrhythmicmovementandmusicsymboleducationforearlyliteracyinterventionkindergartenstudents |
| _version_ |
1719435468965150720 |