1. INTERVENTIONS
PROPOSAL
Nikki Louise Shearer

2. PROJECT TITLE
How a phonics based program can improves the
decoding skills of a Year 6 student with reading
difficulties.

3. STATEMENT OF ISSUE
 Noah (pseudonym) has difficulties reading which have
affected all learning areas in school
 The classroom teacher has identified a weakness with
identifying and sounding out words
 This intervention will aim to use a phonics-based program
to improve Noah’s reading skills

4. LITERATURE REVIEW
The Reading Process
• Ultimate purpose of reading is comprehension
• Observing readers is the most effective way to assess
reading skills (Strang, 1942)

5. THE READING PROCESS
Adapted From Mckenna & Stahl (2009)

6. LITERATURE REVIEW
Decoding
• Decoding is the process of translating written words
into speech (Stothard and Hulme, 1995)
• Reading aloud by sounding out words

7. LITERATURE REVIEW
Phonics and Decoding
• Decoding becomes an automatic function (Ehri, 2005)
• When decoding is missing reading is slow, disjointed
and often does not make sence

8. RESEARCH QUESTION
How will the implementation of a phonics-based
program improve the decoding skills of a Year 6
student with reading difficulties?

9. PARTICIPANT
 Noah attends an independent school, Cloverdale Grammar
School, in Perth’s Southern suburbs
 Noah is in Year 6
 Displays difficulties in many learning areas including,
Literacy, Science and World Studies (History and Geography)

10. INTERVENTION
 1 hour a day for 10 days
 One to one interaction
 Phonics-based program
 Range of reading, writing and spelling activities

11. DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS
 Diagnostic Testing
• Informal Phonics Inventory
• Fry’s Sight Words Inventory
• Upper Spelling Inventory
 Interviews
 Anecdotal Notes

12. ETHICAL
CONSIDERATIONS
 Consideration and consent from Noah and his parents
 Noah will be aware he can withdraw or stop at any time
 Consent from teachers
 Permission for for collecting
 Protecting identity through pseudonyms

13. THE END
Thank You For Listening!