Case Study: Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction

Develop a 3–5 page case study report on a child in preschool through third grade to examine and assess their phonological awareness and phonics. Preferably this child will be an ELL, a struggling reader, a child with a low social economic status, or a child with dyslexia or another special need. You will interview a parent or guardian to obtain family background information, and the child’s progress. You will also interview a teacher for child’s phonological awareness and phonics in the learning environment. Observe the child’s classroom for phonological awareness building.

Based on the feedback from the interviews and observation, you will develop an age-appropriate activity that fosters phonological and phonemic awareness. You have the option of developing a “Let’s Make a Rhyme” (Morrow, 2020, p. 149) or a syllibication (Morrow, 2020, p. 150) activity. You should adapt the activity to meet the child’s specific needs. Engage the child in the activity.

After performing the lesson, choose one assessment from your Morrow text on pages 162–166 to administer and evaluate the results. Devise a strategy to further develop the child’s skills supported by a theoretical frame and research-based instructional strategies. Report your findings to the teacher and the parent/guardian along with recommended strategies to support the child’s development.

To complete this assignment:

1. Complete a phonological/phonics evaluation for a child from preschool to third grade.
   • Gather information by interviewing the teacher and a parent or guardian.
   • Spend time observing the child and interacting with them.
   • Summarize your findings.
   • Align evaluation to NAEYC standard 3.
2. Design and conduct a phonological and phonemic awareness activity.
   • Aligns to a theoretical framework and explain its alignment.
   • Describe how this activity is adapted to meet the child’s specific needs.
3. Assess the results of the activity.
   • Use assessment from the textbook.
   • Identify areas of strength and areas for further skill development.
   • Align assessment to NAEYC standard 3.
4. Recommend strategies for next steps and adaptations for the teacher to implement.
   • Align the strategies with the findings of your assessment.
   • Align the strategies to NAEYC standard 5.
5. Develop communication for the parent or guardian about your findings.
   • Create a communication that is ethical and employs empathy.
   • Include strategies they can use to support the child’s language development.
   • Align collaboration with parent/guardian to NAEYC standard 2.
   • Include this as an appendix to your report.
6. Reflect on your experience with this process including areas of success and areas of growth.
   • Include what went well and what you would do differently.
   • Reflect on what you learned from this experience.
   • Consider the impact of the theory framework you used on your experience.
7. Communicate in a scholarly, professional manner.
   • Use current APA style to integrate relevant examples and supporting research.
   • Writing should be clear, well-organized, and free of grammatical errors.

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