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INTERVENTIONS PROPOSAL
Nikki Louise Shearer
PROJECT TITLE
How a phonics based program can
improves the decoding skills of a Year 6
student with reading difficulties.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Noah (pseudonym) has difficulties reading which
have affected all learning areas in school
The classroom teacher has identified a weakness
with identifying and sounding out words
This intervention will aim to use a phonics-based
program to improve Noah’s reading skills
LITERATURE REVIEW
The Reading Process• Ultimate purpose of reading is
comprehension• Observing readers is the most effective
way to assess reading skills (Strang, 1942)
THE READING PROCESS
Adapted From Mckenna & Stahl (2009)
LITERATURE REVIEW
Decoding• Decoding is the process of translating
written words into speech (Stothard and Hulme, 1995)
• Reading aloud by sounding out words
LITERATURE REVIEW
Phonics and Decoding• Decoding becomes an automatic function
(Ehri, 2005) • When decoding is missing reading is slow,
disjointed and often does not make sence
RESEARCH QUESTION
How will the implementation of a
phonics-based program improve the
decoding skills of a Year 6 student with
reading difficulties?
PARTICIPANT
Noah attends an independent school,
Cloverdale Grammar School, in Perth’s
Southern suburbs
Noah is in Year 6
Displays difficulties in many learning areas
including, Literacy, Science and World Studies
(History and Geography)
INTERVENTION
1 hour a day for 10 days
One to one interaction
Phonics-based program
Range of reading, writing and spelling
activities
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Diagnostic Testing• Informal Phonics Inventory• Fry’s Sight Words Inventory • Upper Spelling Inventory
Interviews
Anecdotal Notes
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Consideration and consent from Noah and his
parents
Noah will be aware he can withdraw or stop at any
time
Consent from teachers
Permission for for collecting
Protecting identity through pseudonyms
THE END
Thank You For Listening!