Term
Summer 7-26-2016
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MALED
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Marcia Rockwood
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Debbie Bell
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Maren Wallenberg
Abstract
The research question addressed in this project was, how can implementing oral language strategies support first grade struggling readers? In this project, action research was conducted in an urban first grade classroom with nine student participants. All of the student participants were categorized as first grade struggling readers and came from many different diverse backgrounds. During the research two oral language strategies were implemented during a four-week period with two reading groups. Pre and post assessments were given to monitor student progress and gauge the success of the strategy implementation. At the end of the four-week period, all students made gains in their oral language scores and their overall ability to read higher-level texts. The students in the research study also gained huge amounts of confidence in their reading, writing, and speaking. By the end of the implementation, all nine students were seeing themselves as meaning makers and successful readers!
Research Methodology
Action Research
Keywords
At-risk Students, Literacy, Reading, oral language
Recommended Citation
Askew, Alexandra Kraemer, "How Can Implementing Oral Language Strategies Support First Grade Struggling Readers?" (2016). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4159.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4159