Jessica Craig
Doctor of Philosophy, (Education)
淘料视频 Completed: 2015
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Citation
Thesis Title
Word level literacy skills of Adolescents and their Teachers: An Exploratory Mixed Methods 淘料视频
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Poor adolescent reading comprehension is a persistent problem. 聽Ms Craig investigated word level literacy skills of 301 New Zealand adolescents to determine if poor readers lacked knowledge of English as a written language (orthography).聽 Students鈥 understanding of the structure of the language (morphology) was also assessed.聽 Ms Craig developed a teacher-delivered intervention aimed to improve spelling and decoding skills for weaker students and improve vocabulary knowledge for all students.聽 The teachers鈥 knowledge of word level literacy skills was also assessed.
Supervisors
Dr Alison Arrow
Distinguished Professor William Tunmer
Dr Keith Greaney
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