Abstract (200 –300 words)

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Introduction This section indicates

The broad topic / problem you are targeting Many students at the middle - late primary level have difficulty learning to read automatically words or two or more syllables (Berninger & Abbott, 1994). Why this is a problem

Related research that has been done - literature search. Students are assisted to automatise their reading of 1-syllable words by drawing on various types of knowledge (phonemic segmentation, blending, analogy, orthographic knowledge of syllables. ..... Unlike 1-syllable words, the phonological demands for learning to read poly syllabic words have attracted little attention.

Link related research in literature with the problem you are researching. What might be causing the problems you are investigating ? Accurate reading of poly syllabic words requires additional knowledge and abilities . An area of required phonemic knowledge is the unstressed vowel or the schwa..... Their phonological codes are complicated by features such as syllabic boundaries and the differential accentuation of syllables. Procedures for linking letter clusters and matching sounds in these words include hierarchical phonological blending and the retention of two or more multi phonemic units. Access to the range of links between matching codes is predicted to account for reading disability.

The present investigation aims to extend the earlier research by examining the influence of polysyllabic phonological knowledge on (1) learning to read words of more than one syllable and (2) reading comprehension.

Prediction : Teaching middle years students who have reading difficulties to de-stress vowels in syllables in poly syllabic words leads to an improvement in polysyllabic word reading ability.

Method This section should provide enough information to allow the reader to re-do or replicate your study. You should provide information about :

Design : the study uses a case study OXO design. in which the gain in polysyllabic word reading accuracy and prose comprehension following phonemic teaching for poly syllabic words is monitored for middle year students who have reading difficulties.

Participants : The participants are 7 fifth grade students who have a history of reading difficulties. All participants attend a school .....Their age, entry reading ability, ..... are shown in Table 1.

Materials : Materials used include the following

Procedure The tasks were administered to all students in the following order; phonological - phonemic tasks......... The teaching sessions were conducted .........at a frequency of ....... Each session lasted.......

Describe the procedure briefly here. In an Appendix describe it in much more depth so that any teacher could do exactly what you did. Describe it as a teaching unit in the Appendix (you may want to put up to 1000 words into Appendix).

Results

This section should contain an analysis of the data you obtained.

Observations of the group Trends for the group indicated that all students ....... Differences between the learning progress for students ........ How the group trends support / don't support your prediction.

The learning trend for each student How the trends for each student does / doesn't support your prediction. Student A .......You may want to show each student's progress in a graph.

Discussion

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Summary of the extent of support for your prediction. Note whether your hypothesis was supported better by particular conditions, for example, by some children, by some tasks, on some occasions, etc. Suggest possible reasons for this. Discuss any unexpected or surprising outcomes.

Discuss how your findings match or fit with those of other investigators you have mentioned in the literature review. Note any ways in which your findings extend or question what was already known.

Discuss any implications for teaching practice suggested by your study.

Discuss possible directions for future research that are suggested by your results.

References / Bibliography

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To mention the source of particular ideas you are referring to in the body of your report, mention the author/s and date when the written material was published, for example, (Mossenson, Hill & Masters, 1987) or (Neale, 1998).

In the References / Bibliography section, give the full title of the publication, for example

Describe the type of outcome;

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