Event Title

Case Study Comparison on Literacy Growth Over Time

Presenter Information

Alyssa Novak, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ellyssa Hoversten, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

2-4-2019 2:00 PM

End Date

2-4-2019 3:30 PM

Student's Major

Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services

Student's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Mentor's Name

Brooke Burk

Mentor's Department

Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services

Mentor's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Second Mentor's Name

Megan Mahowald

Second Mentor's Department

Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services

Second Mentor's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Description

Rec ‘N Read is a literacy and recreation intervention program offered at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The purpose of this study is to analyze literacy growth of two children through pre and post assessments over the entire time that they attended the Rec ‘N Read program. Two elementary aged children were selected for a case study analysis. One child is an 8-year-old girl who has difficulties with reading and spelling. The second child is a 6-year-old girl who also has difficulties with reading and spelling. Both students have attended Rec ‘N Read since summer of 2018, but one attends sessions once a week and the other attends twice a week. We will use case study methodology to analyze individual growth and will compare the two children's reading and spelling scores from pre and post assessments. The Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) and Words Their Way Spelling Inventory were administered and scored to obtain data over time. We hypothesize the scores on the pre and post assessments will increase and more improvement will be seen with the child who comes twice a week due to more literacy intervention.