Singing Songs to Teach Phonemic Awareness to Preschool Children : Is it Effective?

Author

Melanie Christy Holcombe, Fort Hays State University

Department

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of singing songs in a preschool classroom to increase the level of phonemic awareness, a skill important to early reading acquisition. Of the 35 preschool children involved in the study, 19 participated in phonemic awareness singing activities (experimental group) while 16 participated in regular classroom singing activities (control group), for 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week, for 5 weeks. Assessment of both groups before and after the training showed a significant improvement (Q < .01) in phonemic awareness skills of the experimental group, specifically, in the knowledge of individual phonemes. This leads to the conclusion that phonemic awareness can be effectively taught through singing activities to preschool children in a classroom setting.

Keywords

Speech Language Pathology

Advisor

Frederick Britton

Date of Award

Fall 2000

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/YGYP6348

Recommended Citation

Holcombe, Melanie Christy, "Singing Songs to Teach Phonemic Awareness to Preschool Children : Is it Effective?" (2000). Master's Theses. 2782.
DOI: 10.58809/YGYP6348
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2782

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