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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 |