Effects of Pre-school Reading Intervention on First Grade Readers

.................................................................................................................................3 Chapter I: Introduction Statement of Problem .................................................................................................5 Research Question(s) .................................................................................................6 Definition of Terms....................................................................................................7 Chapter II: Review of Literature ............................................................................................10 Kindergarten Intervention ..........................................................................................10 Early Literature Skills ................................................................................................12 Time and Intensity of Intervention ............................................................................14 Selection Readers for Intervention.............................................................................15 Meaningful Assessments ...........................................................................................17 The Pre-School Reader ..............................................................................................19 Oral Reading Fluency ................................................................................................20 Response to Intervention ...........................................................................................21 Chapter III: Results and Analysis Relative to the Problem ...................................................23 Chapter IV: Recommendations and Conclusion ....................................................................24 Recommendation .......................................................................................................25 Areas for Further Research ........................................................................................26 Summary and Conclusion ..........................................................................................27 References ........................................................................................................................29 Appendix ........................................................................................................................33