Revitalizing Tier 2 Intervention with Graphic Novels

The authors explore the practice of incorporating graphic novels in a Tier 2 Response To Intervention (RTI) program for five elementary-aged struggling readers in an urban school. Using a formative experiment framework, the study found that graphic novels provided a vehicle for the application of wo...

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Published in:Reading horizons 2011-12, Vol.51 (3), p.181
Main Authors: Smetana, Linda, Grisham, Dana I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comprehension
Discourse strategies
Fluency
Grade 5
Graphic novels
Learning
Literacy
Novels
Reading comprehension
Reading difficulties
Reading instruction
Reading Skills
Skill Development
Skills
Student Needs
Urban schools
Word recognition
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Summary:The authors explore the practice of incorporating graphic novels in a Tier 2 Response To Intervention (RTI) program for five elementary-aged struggling readers in an urban school. Using a formative experiment framework, the study found that graphic novels provided a vehicle for the application of word recognition and fluency strategies learned in the RTI intervention program. In addition, graphic novels were used to develop students' vocabulary and comprehension skills and resulted in increased progress for students' fluency as measured by DIBELS. Since graphic novels are not grade level specific, they are appropriate for readers across grades. As a genre, graphic novels can also provide a scaffold for students in the development of literacy skills. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0034-0502