Term
Summer 2022
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MALED
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Julia Reimer
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Randi Kay Weiland
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Heather Busch
Abstract
This capstone addresses the following research question: Does Lexia Core 5 Support Accelerated Reading Growth in Third Grade Intervention Students During Independent Reading Time With Minimal Teacher Support? The author first examines the previous research around Lexia Core 5 done by O'Callaghan et al. (2016) & Maracuso et al. (2019). This mixed methods study investigates how using Lexia Core 5 impacts participants’ overall reading growth via pre- and post- assessment data. It follows participants’ Lexia Core 5 usage over the course of 7 weeks tracking both the minutes spent and number of units completed. Data for this study also includes participant self-assessment surveys, which were meant to track on-task behavior, reading gains, and enjoyment of Lexia usage time. The findings suggest that 1) the more Lexia minutes completed does not affect oral reading fluency (ORF) growth; and 2) the number of Lexia units completed does have an effect on oral reading fluency. The closer the participants were to the recommended Lexia usage ratio of 1 unit completed for every 5 minutes, the more they grew on their grade level oral reading fluency.
Research Methodology
Action Research
Keywords
Charter Schools, Literacy, Reading, Intervention
Recommended Citation
Strand, Whitney, "Does Lexia Core 5 Support Accelerated Reading Growth in Third Grade Intervention Students During Independent Reading Time With Minimal Teacher Support?" (2022). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4561.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4561
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations