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Dissertation
Reading Strategies To Increase Reading Literacy Among Second-Grade Students
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2024
Abstract
Several legislative reforms have sought to implement new innovative practices aimed at closing reading gaps among groups of students. However, data collected at both the local and national levels revealed persistent reading literacy gaps. This qualitative instrumental case study aimed to describe strategies second-grade teachers used to improve the reading literacy of students underperforming on assessments or during reading lessons. Response to intervention (RtI), a legislature-mandated intervention process, served as the conceptual framework for forming the research questions. The literature review on effective reading literacy strategies and RtI informed the analysis of documents and teacher interviews. The findings revealed that teachers used universal screeners to identify underperforming students. During classwide instruction, teachers employed strategies such as building and activating background knowledge, enhancing vocabulary, and improving comprehension skills. Intervention strategies included teachers scaffolding instruction through fluency practice, vocabulary practice, and comprehension practice in small groups. Although teachers taught foundational skills and provided opportunities for students to read based on their interests and levels, they expressed the need for further guidance in implementing individualized strategies due to various constraints.
Details
- Title
- Reading Strategies To Increase Reading Literacy Among Second-Grade Students
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Susan James (Committee Chair)Elizabeth Bemiss (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 347
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Owens-Braggs, Nicole
- Identifiers
- 99380599342006600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida