The long-term effects of phonological awareness intervention for two populations of at-risk children : a review of the literature

dc.contributor.advisorPeña, Elizabeth D.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBedore, Lisaen
dc.creatorWansa, Charlotte Ruthen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-07T14:21:16Zen
dc.date.available2012-08-07T14:21:16Zen
dc.date.issued2012-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en
dc.date.updated2012-08-07T14:21:22Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe primary purpose of the present review was to determine why conflicting findings have been reported regarding the long-term effects of phonological awareness training for children from low socioeconomic status families (low-SES) and children with familial risk for reading impairment. Four aspects of intervention were analyzed for each of the studies: service delivery, content of intervention, length of sessions, and total number of sessions. The second purpose of the review was to determine which aspects of intervention had the largest effect on improving later reading skills as well as if general aspects were beneficial to both at-risk groups or if there were population-specific factors. A total of ten intervention studies, five involving children from low-SES and five involving children with familial risk for reading impairment, were reviewed. Of the ten interventions reviewed, only three interventions, two involving children from low-SES and one involving children at familial risk for reading impairment, demonstrated successful long-term effects on reading. The remaining interventions demonstrated differences across the four aspects analyzed and conflicting long-term outcomes. As no population specific factors were observed across studies, the similarities found in the three successful interventions suggest that a general intervention program can be beneficial for both populations of at-risk children.en
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disordersen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5346en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5346en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectLow-SESen
dc.subjectFamilial risken
dc.subjectReading impairmenten
dc.subjectPhonological awarenessen
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.titleThe long-term effects of phonological awareness intervention for two populations of at-risk children : a review of the literatureen
dc.type.genrethesisen
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disordersen
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Sciences and Disordersen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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