英文摘要 |
This study investigated the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) on children with reading difficulty. A multiple-probe design examined students' performance in character reading and sentence forming over time. Three second-grade children with reading difficulties, including one with naming deficit, one with double deficits in naming and tonal awareness, and one with neither naming nor tonal awareness deficit took part in this teaching research study. Character teaching was designed according to the principle of mastery of DI, and characters with similar pronunciation and orthography were allocated in different lessons. The design of sentence forming was divided into three teaching methods according to DI, namely, “identification,” “picture indication,” and “synonyms.” The teacher guided the students to compare correct versus incorrect examples through the process of question and answer. The results revealed that all three students had made significant improvement in character reading and sentence forming. The students' improvement in learning to read characters continued steadily, except for the student with double deficits, who continued to have difficulty with characters with similar pronunciation but different tones. The students' improvement in sentence forming was reflected in the discrimination of vocabulary meaning and the appropriateness of application. Implications for pedagogy and future research directions are provided. |