Learning Case Study - Literacy Term Paper

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" I still do that, " and for the question of what happens when you get stuck on a word he replied, "Just mainly that or just ask somebody"

Subject 2: Was a much more confident reader and this is most likely because of the ability to use phonics' based reading and thinking process. The subject had advanced phonics' in a previous grade and those principles have carried forward into the self-esteem and confidence in regard to reading. He has a viable solution for answering his own questions regarding words or sounds he does not know.

According to the analysis of the spelling features, both boys are in similar spelling stages, however, the phonics background in subject 2 will help him develop faster as both a readier and a speller. The children were both using phonetic spelling techniques to pass the spelling portion of the assessment, however, subject one is using it unconsciously and basing his decisions on must likely incorrect phonetic definitions as opposed to subject 2 who is using the phonetic background from third grade to properly assess the words and sounds he is spelling.

Conclusion

Although the results of these tests are on a very small sample, they certainly can not be used for an overall study of a group or grade of children.
but, on a one on one setting, this testing can help provide insights into making each subject a better student via reading and spelling assistance. It is quite apparent that the phonetics approach was successful for providing subject 2 with a system to address any reading and spelling problems. Although the training could certainly be enhanced with additional phonetics training, he has a better foundation for future learning than subject t 1 has. Based on the results of the assessment therefore, the conclusion would be to get each of these children to increase their reading and spelling progression through specific phonetic reading programs for the current level of achievement. Subject 1 may need more basic teaching of the phonetic process but he will in the long run become a better reading with these new skills. Subject 2 will need some refreshment and a honing of the existing skills. In the long run, this assessment point out that if this situation is not addressed now, based on the statistical results of the observations, subject 2 will continue to excel and subject one may begin to suffer and/or fall behind. With the no child left behind philosophy, subject 1 may become the type of strain on the system….....

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