Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2003
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Terrence A. Tollefson
Committee Members
Denee Mattioli, Nancy Dishner, Russell O. Mays
Abstract
Phonemic awareness has been identified as an essential precursor to reading. Many children suffer from a condition called central auditory processing disorder. Students suffering from this disorder have difficulty distinguishing between phonemes. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness for developing phonemic awareness skills in early readers by using a computer program designed to enhance the phonemic awareness skills of students. During the 2001-2002 school year, students located at two Kingsport elementary schools were administered the Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills pretest and posttest. Based on the results of the pretest and posttest data, it was determined that there were no significant differences between students receiving the specialized phonemic awareness training as compared to a probabilistically equivalent group of students never having received the specialized phonemic awareness training.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Hatfield, Raymond Lee, "Comparisons of Reading Scores in Two Tennessee Elementary Schools Between Students Receiving and Not Receiving Specialized Training in Phonemic Awareness." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 745. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/745
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.