Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1973
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Special Education
Committee Chair
Hyrum S. Henderson
Second Committee Member
Darwin Goodey
Third Committee Member
Sam Rust Jr.
Abstract
This paper presents a case study of the effect of systematic phonics instruction and systematic reinforcement on the reading ability of one intellectually disabled fifteen year old boy. This study way designed to see whether the subject could attain reasonable literacy in a two year period from non-reading status. Evaluation was made along the lines of grade level improvement; the results indicated that systematic phonics instruction with systematic reinforcement resulted in substantial reading improvement.
Recommendations included suggestions for additional research.
Recommended Citation
Edens, Sherlive E., "The Effect of Systematic Phonics Instructions on the Reading Ability of an Intellectually disabled Fifteen Year Old" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2099.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2099
Comments
The outdated and offensive language- "retarded" has been removed from the title of this thesis and replaced with contemporary language.