ERIC Number: EJ1053183
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1307-9298
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The Effects of Using Flashcards with Reading Racetrack to Teach Letter Sounds, Sight Words, and Math Facts to Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities
Erbey, Rachel; McLaughlin, T. F.; Derby, K. Mark; Everson, Mary
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, v3 n3 p213-226 Jul 2011
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of reading racetrack and flashcards when teaching phonics, sight words, and addition facts. The participants for the sight word and phonics portion of this study were two seven-year-old boys in the second grade. Both participants were diagnosed with a learning disability. The third participant was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by his pediatrician and with a learning disability and traumatic brain injury by his school's multi-disciplinary team. The dependent measures were corrects and errors when reading from a first grade level sight word list. Math facts were selected based on a 100 add fact test for the third participant. The study demonstrated that racetracks paired with the flashcard intervention improved the students' number of corrects for each subject-matter area (phonics, sight words, and math facts). However, the results show that some students had more success with it than others. These outcomes clearly warrant further research.
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, Addition, Grade 2, Males, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain, Head Injuries, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Visual Stimuli, Pretests Posttests, Word Lists, Word Recognition
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: http://www.iejee.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 2; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
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