ERIC Number: EJ1294165
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
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Combining Teacher-Led and Technology-Assisted Instruction to Improve Phoneme Blending to Read Words for Elementary Students with Disabilities
Coleman, Mari Beth; Fowler, Kristen; Parater, Alexandra Lee; Riley, Marie Jackson; Park, Yujeong; Moore, Tara C.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v37 n3 p759-772 Jun 2021
Technology-assisted instruction has potential for helping students improve their reading skills. In the current studies, "PowerPoint" software was used to supplement teacher-led reading instruction for elementary-aged students with disabilities who struggled with phoneme blending to read words. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed using two multiple probe design studies across sets of words based on an onset-rime (word family) strategy. In Study 1, teacher-led instruction was paired with technology-assisted instruction for all intervention sessions for three students in first and second grade. In Study 2, teacher-led instruction occurred between baseline and technology-assisted intervention sessions for three students in third and fourth grade. During the initial instruction sessions, participants recorded their own voices onto "PowerPoint" slides so that their technology-assisted instruction included self-modelling. Results of both studies indicated that technology-assisted instruction can be effective for helping students learn how to blend phonemes to read words; however, performance varied and there were limitations in each study that should be addressed in future research. Relevant implications for classroom instruction are emphasized.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Phonemes, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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