ERIC Number: EJ1036392
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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Primary Grade Students Engage in Creative Word Play through Traditional and Hands-On Methods
Webb, Angela Naomi; Rule, Audrey C.; Cavanaugh, Adrianna D.; Munson, Angel
Education 3-13, v42 n5 p528-541 2014
Word play is an important skill allowing product names, show titles, jokes, poetry and other writings or orations to be interesting, entertaining and well-remembered. This pretest--posttest counterbalanced study compared two instructional approaches for teaching second and third grade students (n = 71) word play skills. Students at a public elementary school in Iowa, United States studied vowel patterns and rhyming as part of the regular school curriculum for literacy through two conditions: a traditional format of reading, pocket charts, worksheets and oral discussion; versus a more concrete approach of arranging objects and corresponding word cards in a chart-like formation. There was no significant difference in student performance between the conditions but an attitude survey indicated that a large majority of students preferred the object boxes for understanding of word play concepts and task enjoyment.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Pretests Posttests, Vowels, Rhyme, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Charts, Worksheets, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Word Recognition, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Creativity, Language Usage, Experiential Learning, Creative Teaching, Freehand Drawing, Grade 2, Grade 3, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 2; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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