Build-A-Bear workshop literacy and education grant proposal of expanding literacy skills

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Adamovich, Sara N

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Special education teachers are in need of increased knowledge in specific teaching methods and strategies in order to improve student literacy skills. The purpose of this grant proposal is to gain ...

Special education teachers are in need of increased knowledge in specific teaching methods and strategies in order to improve student literacy skills. The purpose of this grant proposal is to gain financial support to improve teacher training and address the literacy needs of struggling readers. Recent findings indicate that teachers graduating from teacher-training programs are ill-prepared to teach reading, much less to students with significant delays. Research suggests the implementation of multisensory strategies, through the use of Orton- Gillingham methods, have the potential to improve student literacy skills. The goal of this grant proposal is to improve the reading skills of students with significant learning disabilities through improved teacher/tutor knowledge. The grant objectives are as follows: Objective 1: Increase student reading and spelling of real, nonsense and sight word scores. Objective 2: Increase student word attack and comprehension summative scores. Objective 3: Increase tutoring skills, knowledge, and confidence of teachers, parents, and tutors. The officers and board members of the Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin will organize and plan the evaluation and dissemination of the project in order to meet the overall goal.

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