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Contents
Using Music to Teach Phonological Awareness .................................................................................1
Abstract ............................................................................................................................................2
Chapter One .....................................................................................................................................4
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Chapter Two .....................................................................................................................................6
Literature Review .............................................................................................................................6
Music in Education .......................................................................................................................6
Phonological Awareness ................................................................................................................8
Reading Success and Phonological Awareness ............................................................................9
Typical Phonological Awareness Instruction ............................................................................. 10
Current State of Literacy Achievement ...................................................................................... 11
Music and Phonological Awareness ............................................................................................. 13
Chapter Three ................................................................................................................................ 16
Method ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Background................................................................................................................................. 16
Teacher interviews and beliefs on music integration ................................................................... 17
Lesson Plans ................................................................................................................................ 18
Chapter Four .................................................................................................................................. 21
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Teacher Interviews ...................................................................................................................... 21
Lesson Observations.................................................................................................................... 26
Chapter Five ................................................................................................................................... 31
Discussion ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Teacher Interviews ...................................................................................................................... 31
Consonant Blend Lessons ............................................................................................................ 33
Limitations .................................................................................................................................. 35
Future Research .......................................................................................................................... 36
References....................................................................................................................................... 37