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!