2018 Conference
May 29–June 1, 2018
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, Framingham, MA
MATSOL 2018 Conference Program
May 29 - June 1, 2018
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
www.matsol.org/2018-annual-conference
Please note: MATSOL reserves the right to make changes to the conference program if necessary.
Teaching Struggling Readers to see the Light in Enlightenment: Two Research Studies
Session Abstract
Two studies demonstrated increased literacy skills for adult struggling readers who were taught to link root and base words to root-related complex words. In the randomized pilot study, 16 adults from bilingual and monolingual backgrounds learned to apply morphological problem-solving to link root words, like PHIL, to their derived forms, like ANGLOPHILE. In the randomized control trial, 34 adults, also from bilingual and monolingual backgrounds, learned to link base words, like LIGHT, to their derived forms, like ENLIGHTENMENT. Both the pilot study and the full RCT showed greater word reading skills after instruction in morphological awareness than after traditional instruction.
Session Type
Research-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Context (primary)
Adult or Workplace Education
Topic Strand
Reading, Writing & Literacy
Context (Secondary)
Adult or Workplace Education