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Increasing Language Development Through Rhythm

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2016
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My objective is to determine if rhythm and rap can help increase language development in an urban elementary classroom. To determine this outcome I created a pre/post assessment cycle design using vocabulary relevant to the water cycle. Participants included 18 first graders at Park Lakes Elementary. These students took a pretest, were involved in 5 rhythm and rap based lessons, and a posttest. The lessons included videos, vocabulary reviews, and finally the development of a song to help reinforce the vocabulary terms and their meanings. A pop culture song from Justin Bieber was used to make connections to their everyday lives. All 18 students passed the posttest as compared to the pretest results. Therefore, I concluded that the rhythm and rap approach to teaching vocabulary was successful. I intend to use this technique with future vocabulary lessons to predict future improvement in the ELA area of the Florida Standardized Assessments.
Title: Increasing Language Development Through Rhythm.
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Name(s): Miller, Morgan
Dassa, Lori
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Poster
Date Created: 2016
Date Issued: 2016
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 1 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: My objective is to determine if rhythm and rap can help increase language development in an urban elementary classroom. To determine this outcome I created a pre/post assessment cycle design using vocabulary relevant to the water cycle. Participants included 18 first graders at Park Lakes Elementary. These students took a pretest, were involved in 5 rhythm and rap based lessons, and a posttest. The lessons included videos, vocabulary reviews, and finally the development of a song to help reinforce the vocabulary terms and their meanings. A pop culture song from Justin Bieber was used to make connections to their everyday lives. All 18 students passed the posttest as compared to the pretest results. Therefore, I concluded that the rhythm and rap approach to teaching vocabulary was successful. I intend to use this technique with future vocabulary lessons to predict future improvement in the ELA area of the Florida Standardized Assessments.
Identifier: FA00005593 (IID)
Subject(s): College students --Research --United States.
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