Preventing Early Reading Disabilities in Preschool Children At-Risk for Reading Failure: A Phonological Awareness-Based Program
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Phonological awareness, pre- reading skills, reading disabilities, preschool childrenAbstract
This study describes an action research project designed to prevent early reading skills of children at- risk for future reading disabilities. A total of 47 children diagnosed as having poor pre-reading skills by teacher's nominations were invited to participate. The sample was randomly divided into two groups; experimental (n= 24 , 16 boys ,8 girls)and control ( n= 23 , 18 boys and 5 girls ). ANCOVA and Repeated Measures Analyses were employed for data analysis. Findings from this study indicated the effectiveness of the program employed in improving the pre -reading skills in the target children. On the basis of the findings, the study supports the idea of PA as a powerful predictor of early reading achievement.Downloads
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