Direct Instruction with Playful Skill Extensions: Action Research in Emergent Literacy Development

Autor/inn/en	Keaton, Jean M.; Palmer, Barbara C.; Nicholas, Karen R.; Lake, Vickie E.
Titel	Direct Instruction with Playful Skill Extensions: Action Research in Emergent Literacy Development
Quelle	In: Reading Horizons, 47 (2007) 3, S.229-250 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-0502
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Emergent Literacy; Active Learning; Reading Instruction; Learning Strategies; Kindergarten; Student Motivation; Spelling; Word Recognition; Action Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Frühleseunterricht; Aktives Lernen; Leseunterricht; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Schulische Motivation; Schreibweise; Worterkennung; Projektforschung
Abstract	Direct instruction teaching methods have been found to promote the acquisition of literacy in developing readers. Equally important, learning strategies that allow children to construct knowledge through active participation increase their motivation for reading and writing. This action research was designed to explore the effectiveness of direct instruction with playful extensions in developing emergent literacy in a kindergarten classroom. The intent of the project was to connect developmentally appropriate practices with direct instruction teaching. The systematic approach of Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) was followed using only the teacher directed lessons; playful extensions of the PALS lessons were integrated throughout to maintain the children's interest and to provide motivation for learning. Results indicated that the students who initially were the lowest performers in letter-sound correspondence and writing performance made the greatest gains in identifying letters-sounds and in applying letter-sound knowledge to making spelling approximations in writing. Kindergarten students with the highest academic abilities made the greatest gains in sight word recognition. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10