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A Case Study on Use of the Heliping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) Program to Improve Second Grade Students’ Fluent Reading Skills

İkinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Akıcı Okuma Becerilerini Geliştirmede Pratik Stratejilerle Erken Okuryazarlığa Yardım Programı’nın (HELPS) Kullanılması Üzerine Bir Durum Çalışması

Muhammet BAŞTUĞ
Burak ÖNCÜ
Pages
1147–1164
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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According to the results of the present study, it was found out that there was an increase in word recognition and reading speed as a part of reading skills of the participant students thanks to the HELPS program implemented in the study.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) program on the improvement of fluent reading skills of two 2nd-grade students identified as having difficulties in reading.
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Key Findings & Data:The current qualitative case study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to the results of the present study, it was found out that there was an increase in word recognition and reading speed as a part of reading skills of the participant students thanks to the HELPS program implemented in the study.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) program on the improvement of fluent reading skills of two 2nd-grade students identified as having difficulties in reading. The current qualitative case study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. The data were obtained from the program-based measurement results related to the process and the (semi-structured) interviews with the classroom teachers of the students. According to the results of the present study, it was found out that there was an increase in word recognition and reading speed as a part of reading skills of the participant students thanks to the HELPS program implemented in the study. Additionally, therewas a positive change in terms of the quality of reading and the level of engagement in extra-curricular reading and active participation in class increased for the participant students in the process of the Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies(HELPS) program. The results obtained were interpreted under the light of the relevant literature.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, okumada güçlük çekeniki öğrencinin akıcı okuma becerilerinin geliştirilmesinde pratik stratejilerle erken okuryazarlığa yardım (HELPS) programınınuygulama sürecini izelemektir.Araştırmaya 2. sınıf düzeyine göre akıcı okumada geri olan iki öğrenci katılmıştır.Nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan durum çalışması deseninde yürütülen bu araştırma, 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılının bahar döneminde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, sürece ilişkin program tabanlı ölçme sonuçlarından ve öğrencilerin sınıf öğretmenleriyle gerçekleştirilen görüşmeden elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre katılımcı öğrencilerin araştırma kapsamında uygulanan program sonucunda okuma becerilerinden kelime tanıma ve okuma hızında olumlu yöndeartışların yaşandığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcı öğrencilerin Pratik Stratejilerle Erken Okuryazarlığa Yardım (HELPS) programı sürecinde okuma niteliğindeki değişimde, ders dışı okumayı sürdürmede ve derse katılımlarında olumlu artışlarınolduğu görülmüştür. Elde edilen sonuçlar ilgili literatüre dayalı olarak yorumlanmıştır.

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BAŞTUĞ, M., ÖNCÜ, B. (2022). A Case Study on Use of the Heliping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) Program to Improve Second Grade Students’ Fluent Reading Skills. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 4, 1147–1164. https://ajindex.com/articles/496970

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