The Effects of Hands-on Literacy Activities and Strategies to Support the Literacy Development of a Student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
dc.contributor.advisor | Halquist, Donald | |
dc.contributor.author | Durnberg, Katrina M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T21:53:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T21:53:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-14 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/5656 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this study, I investigated how the use of hands-on literacy strategies created a more engaging literacy experience for a sixth grade student with ADHD. For the purpose of this study, I use the term “hands-on” to describe an activity that requires manipulation or stimulation other than that of the traditional reading of a text. During the four-week study, I implemented four different hands-on literacy activities. In week one, the student used an exercise ball to sit on while reading. In week two, the student read a text that I had divided into sections and printed on index cards. The student also used a highlighter to determine important information from the text. In week three, the student used a stress ball while reading and tossed the ball when she found important information from the text. In week four, the student used Post-it notes to write down important details while reading and placed the Post-it notes onto the text. My findings indicate that my student was able to increase her motivation for literacy learning, and the length of the text used in a hands-on activity can also affect motivation. I found that the hands-on activities increased her reading comprehension through a heightened focus and an increase in her working memory. I also discovered that her decoding skills were marginally improved through the use of specific decoding strategy enforcement, separate from her hands-on activity. | |
dc.subject | Hands-On Activities | |
dc.subject | Literacy | |
dc.subject | ADHD | |
dc.title | The Effects of Hands-on Literacy Activities and Strategies to Support the Literacy Development of a Student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
dc.type | thesis | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T21:53:58Z | |
dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
dc.description.department | Education and Human Development | |
dc.description.degreelevel | Master of Science in Education (MSEd) | |
dc.source.status | published | |
dc.description.publicationtitle | Education and Human Development Master's Theses | |
dc.contributor.organization | The College at Brockport | |
dc.languate.iso | en_US |