Date Approved
8-9-2024
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-Literacy Studies: Reading (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
College of Education
First Advisor
Elizabeth Stolle
Academic Year
2023/2024
Abstract
Low literacy rates are a significant issue in the United States. Low literacy skills correlate with many notable societal issues including poverty, higher chances of unemployment and incarceration, and even poor health. There are many significant contributors to the issue of low literacy including but not limited to poverty, teacher attrition, chronic student absenteeism and tardiness, lack of literacy practices taking place in homes, and lack of research-based literacy practices taking place in elementary classrooms. Although all of these issues significantly affect the literacy rates in the United States, among all of these issues, teachers have the most control over their own literacy instruction. Research shows that success in early literacy is one of the strongest predictors of proficient reading later on. Because of this, it is vital that early elementary educators are supporting their students with strong foundational literacy instruction. This project explores current research surrounding early literacy instruction, and applies this research to practical, easy-to-implement strategies specifically for kindergarten, first and second grade educators.
ScholarWorks Citation
Austin, Erica Joy, "Research-Based Early Literacy Practices for Lower Elementary Educators" (2024). Culminating Experience Projects. 515.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/515
