Date of Award

7-28-2016

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master Of Arts In Language And Literacy

Colleges & School

College Of Education And Leadership

First Advisor

Luann Dreifurst

Library of Congress Subject Heading

Phonetics; Language awareness in children; Kindergarten

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using phonological awareness centers to facilitate development of kindergarten students’ phonological awareness skills. The research question asked: How will facilitating phonological awareness centers make kindergarten students better readers? The research design consisted of quantitative pre/post assessments, small group study research design. The findings/results of the action research confirmed my hypothesis which was that the kindergarten students would significantly show growth in reading skills after 7 weeks of using phonological awareness centers. The fact that the students were able to show significant improvements in seven of the eight subcategories on the PASS assessment verifies that the students were able to increase their understanding of phonological awareness skills. The significance/implications of the research shows that teachers need to have access to continuous effective instructional activities to help their students become more competent with the use of phonemes to strengthen their reading skills.

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Open Access

OCLC Number

956321726

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