A Unique, Neurologically Integrated Approach Designed to Teach Letter Sounds and Formations

Shaw, Donita J.; Sundberg, M. L.; Stewart, A.

dc.contributor.author	Shaw, Donita J.
dc.contributor.author	Sundberg, M. L.
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, A.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-13T17:53:10Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-13T17:53:10Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	Massengill, D., Sundberg, M.L., & Stewart, A. (2006). A unique, neurologically integrated approach designed to teach letter sounds and formations. Reading Improvement, 43(3), 111-128.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10800
dc.description	The purpose of this article is to present an integrated alphabetic approach that simultaneously teaches letter sounds and formations. We share with you the research that supports this integrated approach and present the procedures to implement this approach. Further, we document the effect of using this new integrated alphabet approach on the accuracy with which students learned to produce letter sounds and formations in two situations: first grade classrooms in a school in a Midwest suburb and in an inner city post-kindergarten summer school. Also, teacher comments and student voices are included. Results show that students who received integrated alphabet instruction reduced their sound and letter formation errors. Also, teachers advocate for one approach that simultaneously teaches phonics and handwriting. The findings of this study support the value of employing a methodology that combines instruction in letter sounds and letter formations through a neurologically integrated system.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Project Innovation of Mobile
dc.title	A Unique, Neurologically Integrated Approach Designed to Teach Letter Sounds and Formations
dc.type	Article
kusw.kuauthor	Shaw, Donita J.
kusw.kudepartment	Curriculum and Teaching
kusw.oastatus	fullparticipation
kusw.oaversion	Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
kusw.oapolicy	This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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