Comparison of Reading Skill Acquisition for Elementary Students with Down Syndrome When Grouped by Grade-Based versus Skill-Based Instruction

Autor/in	Daniels, Tenja Marie
Titel	Comparison of Reading Skill Acquisition for Elementary Students with Down Syndrome When Grouped by Grade-Based versus Skill-Based Instruction
Quelle	(2018), (133 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit D.Ed. Dissertation, Capella University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4381-9689-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Down Syndrome; Elementary School Students; Alternative Assessment; Reading Instruction; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Teaching Methods; Reading Skills; Skill Development; Scores; Reading Tests; Comparative Analysis; Student Placement; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Age + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Leseunterricht; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Lesetest; Schülerpraktikum; Grouping; Gruppenbildung; Alter; Lebensalter
Abstract	Many students with Down syndrome now receive reading instruction in either inclusion-focused or skill-based instructional settings. There are, however, varied results in the level of reading skills that students with Down syndrome attain. The focus of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in the reading skill acquisition of students with Down syndrome between those students placed for reading instruction by grade and those students placed in a developmentally appropriate classroom. The specific type of quantitative research design used was quantitative non-experimental because the study used archival data collected in previous testing for a different evaluation. This study analyzed the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities (WAA-SwD) of 136 elementary school students with Down syndrome. The study compared the reading scores of students with Down syndrome placed for reading instruction in a classroom by chronological age with scores of Down syndrome students placed in an a developmentally appropriate classroom. The research questions related to whether there was a significant difference in reading skills acquisition for elementary school students with Down syndrome after receiving either grade-based or skill-based instruction. The hypotheses were tested using a t test. Based on the analysis, there was no significant difference in reading skills acquisition for elementary school students with Down syndrome when their scores were grouped by the two types of instruction (grade-based versus skill-based) they receive after controlling for the student's demographic characteristic of grade level. The importance of this study can inform the educational community of the specific response to the question of the consequence of placement for reading instruction on reading acquisition. The findings provided from this research study will benefit future studies and classroom planning. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01