Improving First Grade Sight Word Fluency Using the Reading Racetrack Intervention
Date of Award
Winter 12-19-2024
Document Type
Project Abstract (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in School Psychology
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Mary Dosch
Abstract
High-frequency words that contain irregular spellings of letter-sound associations are often referred to as “heart words”. While parts of the word are decodable as normal, some parts of sight words must be memorized to read them correctly. In this study, the Reading Racetracks intervention was utilized for two first grade students who had difficulties with sight words. The intervention was conducted daily for four weeks using four different target lists of seven sight words. Both students showed improvements in their fluency with the 28 sight words targeted throughout the intervention but did not consistently reach their accuracy goal of 90% on all the lists. Suggestions for how this intervention could be improved are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Beneke, Samantha, "Improving First Grade Sight Word Fluency Using the Reading Racetrack Intervention" (2024). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 994.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/994