Shapiro, Laura R. and Solity, Jonathan (2008). Delivering phonological and phonics training within whole-class teaching. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78 (Part 4), pp. 597-620.
Abstract
Background: Early, intensive phonological awareness and phonics training is widely held to be beneficial for children with poor phonological awareness. However, most studies have delivered this training separately from children's normal whole-class reading lessons. Aims: We examined whether integrating this training into whole class, mixed-ability reading lessons could impact on children with poor phonological awareness, whilst also benefiting normally developing readers. Sample: Teachers delivered the training within a broad reading programme to whole classes of children from Reception to the end of Year 1 (N=251). A comparison group of children received standard teaching methods (N=213). Method: Children's literacy was assessed at the beginning of Reception, and then at the end of each year until 1 year post-intervention. Results: The strategy significantly impacted on reading performance for normally developing readers and those with poor phonological awareness, vastly reducing the incidence of reading difficulties from 20% in comparison schools to 5% in intervention schools. Conclusions: Phonological and phonics training is highly effective for children with poor phonological awareness, even when incorporated into whole-class teaching.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1348/000709908X293850 |
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Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology College of Health & Life Sciences > Clinical and Systems Neuroscience College of Health & Life Sciences Aston University (General) |
Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from British journal of educational psychology © The British Psychological Society 2008. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | phonological awareness,phonics training,children,poor phonological awareness,class reading lessons.,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education |
Publication ISSN: | 2044-8279 |
Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2024 08:05 |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2010 13:21 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2008-12 |
Authors: |
Shapiro, Laura R.
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0000-0002-3276-457X)
Solity, Jonathan |