THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION FLASHCARDS AND READING RACETRACKS ON SIGHT WORD ACCURACY FOR THREE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcards and reading racetrack procedures to improve sight word skills. The participants were three elementary students with learning disabilities enrolled in a special education resource room. A multiple baseline design across participants and sets of first-grade sight words was employed to evaluate the efficacy of DI flashcards and reading racetracks. Two of our three participants quickly improved their sight words skills during the intervention. One student made less progress in learning sight his words. The reasons that some of our participants did not improve was due to poor school attendance and effect of high stakes testing in general education. However, our participants enjoyed the procedures and looked forward to working on their sight words each session.
Authors and Affiliations
Ann Ulring, T. McLaughlin, Jennifer Neyman, Theresa Waco
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP114449
- DOI -
- Views 101
- Downloads 0
MEDIA AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TELEVISION
For healthy, meaningful, harmless, non-interfering and contributive functioning with maximized benefits, every media theory has reiterated that the intricacies of media practices should essentially be compat...
GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCT GREEN REGENCY BANJAR SOUTH KALIMANTAN
The constitution 1945 Article 33 paragraph (3) constitute the constitutional basis for the administration of the state which mandates that the earth, water and natural resources contained therein shall be controlled by t...
To Explore Unpacked Social Adjustment Issues of Divorced Women
Divorce defines as “the dissolution of a marriage, normally permitting each party to remarry” (Christopher, 1999). Social adjustment after divorce refers to resettlement of an individual in the society after being divorc...
EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT: DO TEACHERS AND PARENTS SUBSCRIBE TO A COMMON PARADIGM?
Educational Psychology has made strides in helping educators to understand the physical, cognitive and emotional development of children including children with disabilities 1 . Although the education of mentally,...
EFFECT OF FERROUS SULPHATE ON THE SIMULTANEOUS ORGANIC MATTER AND NUTRIENT REMOVAL PERFORMANCE OF SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ferrous sulphate on the simultaneous organic matter and nutrient removal performance of sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Two reactors, namely a SBR1 (with FeSO4.7H2O dos...