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Basic Reading Through Dance program. The impact on first-grade students' basic reading skills.

Susan D McMahon1, Dale S Rose, Michaela Parks

  • 1DePaul University, USA.

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|February 6, 2003
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The Basic Reading Through Dance program significantly improved first-grade students' reading skills, including alphabet sounds and phoneme segmentation, compared to control groups.

Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Early literacy development is crucial for academic success.
  • Arts-based interventions offer novel approaches to traditional educational methods.
  • The Basic Reading Through Dance program aims to enhance foundational reading abilities in young learners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Basic Reading Through Dance (BRD) program.
  • To determine if BRD improves specific reading skills in first-grade students.
  • To assess the impact of an arts-based curriculum on early literacy.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental design was employed with 721 first-grade students.
  • 328 students participated in the 20-session Basic Reading Through Dance program.

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  • 393 students served as controls; reading skills were assessed using the PhonoGraphix Test.

    • Main Results:

    • Participants in the BRD program showed significant improvements in code knowledge (alphabet sounds).
    • Students in the BRD program demonstrated significantly greater gains in phoneme segmentation.
    • All assessed reading skills showed greater improvement in the intervention group compared to controls.

    Conclusions:

    • The arts-based Basic Reading Through Dance program is effective in enhancing early reading skills.
    • Curriculum-based, arts-integrated interventions can positively impact phonological awareness and code knowledge.
    • This study supports the integration of creative arts into early literacy education for measurable gains.