Term
Spring 2017
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAEd
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Trish Harvey
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Jenna Held
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Julian Stanke
Abstract
The research question addressed in this Capstone is: What impact does the PRESS intervention have on Kindergarteners with limited early literacy skills? Many students enter Kindergarten with limited literacy skills and are in need of learning the basic skills of reading before they can learn to read.The action research that was conducted involved seven students and an intervention focused on phoneme segmenting. The students were given a phoneme segmenting pre assessment before the ten day intervention. A post assessment was administered after each ten day intervention. The data revealed that after two, ten day interventions that 100 percent of the students were able to demonstrate mastery of the phoneme segmenting skill.
Research Methodology
Action Research
Keywords
Early Childhood, Learning Styles, Reading, Teachers/ Teaching
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Lindsey, "The Effects Of The Press Intervention On Kindergarteners With Limited Early Literacy Skills" (2017). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4346.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4346