dc.contributor.author	Shope, Tracy H.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-14T19:56:26Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:32Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:08Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-14T19:56:26Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:32Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:08Z
dc.date.issued	2005-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/98	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the research was to describe the teacher and student experiences using ABC World software and to examine the effects on kindergarten students' sight words. Three teachers and thirty-three students participated in the intervention. Students worked in the sight word section of ABC World twenty minutes a day for ten days. This qualitative study included pre-and post-tests, attitude surveys, observations, and student and teacher interviews. Findings suggest teachers' and students' experience with ABC World was positive. Post-test results indicated that students learned new sight words during the intervention. Based on the whole group, students gained an average of 16 words. Teachers and students also agreed ABC World helped students learn new sight words. The results of the study were communicated to the learning community through a meeting with teachers and administrators. This meeting supported the future use of the sight word section of ABC World with kindergarten students.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	ABC World Software	en_US
dc.subject	Sight Word Acquisition	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Language awareness in children	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Reading	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Literacy	en_US
dc.title	ABC World: Effects on Sight Word Acquisition and Attitudes: An Action Research Study	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Brovey, Andrew	en_US
dc.description.committee	Hinkle, Verilette	en_US
dc.description.committee	Schmertzing, Lorainne	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US