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Date of Award
5-2011
Access Type
Campus Access
Document type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Education; Student Development
First Advisor
John M. Hintze
Second Advisor
William J. Matthews
Third Advisor
Christopher E. Overtree
Subject Categories
Educational Psychology | Elementary Education and Teaching
Abstract
The dissertation examines the effects of a six-week, skills-based, orthographic awareness / phonics / handwriting intervention on the spelling and writing fluency of third-grade students identified as low-performing writers. Discussion centers on the relationship between spelling, handwriting, and writing fluency. Data are presented to document gains in spelling fluency. Students did not show evidence of gains in handwriting or writing fluency. Hypotheses are presented to explain lack of growth on handwriting and writing fluency measures, and possible shortcomings of CBM-Writing as an outcome measure is discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/5680133
Recommended Citation
Bruinooge, Eric A, "The Effect Of A Skills-Based Fluency Intervention On The Writing Of Third-Grade Students Identified As Less Fluent Writers" (2011). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 249.
https://doi.org/10.7275/5680133
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/249