Date
4-2012
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Chair
Mark A. Lamport
Primary Subject Area
Education, General; Education, Reading; Education, Curriculum and Instruction; Education, Music; Music; Education, Elementary
Keywords
automatic information processing, fluency, music, prosody, reading
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Education | First and Second Language Acquisition | Liberal Studies | Music
Recommended Citation
Bryant, Kerry, "Effect of Music Integrated Instruction on First Graders' Reading Fluency" (2012). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 537.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/537
Abstract
The study examined music-integrated (MI) instruction, framed by automatic information processing theory and elements of prosody. A quasi-experimental, pre- and posttest design was utilized to ascertain the effect of MI instruction on reading fluency among first grade students. Subjects were students in two public elementary schools in Georgia. To determine the effect of MI instruction on reading fluency scores, independent samples t-tests were employed to compare students' Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills (DIBELS) test scores. Analysis revealed to what degree MI instruction in reading had effect upon two DIBELS indicators, specifically nonsense word fluency (NWF) and phoneme segmentation fluency (PSF) scores. Researching the application of MI instruction to the teaching of reading establishes its potential impact upon academic rigor and pedagogical creativity.
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, First and Second Language Acquisition Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Music Commons
