Date of Award
4-1-2015
Document Type
Graduate Field Experience
Degree Name
Master Of Arts In Urban Special Education
Colleges & School
College Of Education And Leadership
First Advisor
Daryl Rose Coppins, EdD
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Reading comprehension--Graphic methods; Reading comprehension--Aids and devices; Reading (Elementary)
Abstract
This study examined how a Story Elements graphic organizer affects reading comprehension. Participants included one fourth grade male and one fifth grade female. Over the course of four weeks, students attended 50 minute sessions in which the areas of reading rate, miscues, retelling, and reading comprehension were assessed. Students received modeling in various reading strategies based on his/her individual needs. Results show that a Story Elements graphic organizer does positively affect reading comprehension for retelling and explicit reading comprehension. Students improved his/her retelling percentage and number of correct explicit reading comprehension questions from the beginning of the intervention to the end of the intervention, according to pre-assessment tests and post-assessment tests. Implicit reading comprehension scores for each student remained the same throughout the study.
Rights
On-Campus Access
OCLC Number
906978654
Recommended Citation
Calewarts, Caroline Rita, "The Effects of a Story Elements Graphic Organizer on the Reading Comprehension of Intermediate Elementary Students" (2015). Master's Theses, Capstones, and Projects. 424.
https://digitalcommons.stritch.edu/etd/424