EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF LIPS INSTRUCTION

Exploring the potential of Lips instruction

Exploring the potential of Lips instruction

A longitudinal study was done to evaluate the impact of the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (LiPS; Lindamood& Lindamood 1998) on phonemic awareness skills for children from Kindergarten to GradeOne. The program was administered with the following two research questions: “(1) What is the effect of the LiPS program on students' phonemic awareness skills between Kindergarten and Grade One? (2) What is the effect of the LiPS program on the phonemic awareness skills of students classified as at-risk between Kindergarten and Grade One?”The study consisted of 227 students who were instructed by 16 teachers who volunteered to participate. The children'sprogress in phonemic awareness skillswas measured by using The Kindergarten Screening Tool (LDWC, 2005) and the Grade One Screening Tool (LDWC, 2002). These assessments consisted of tasks in phonological awareness, word reading, and letter/sound identification. “The mean scores of subtests on a Grade One screening were compared to mean scores on a Kindergarten screening assessment.”

Results of study indicated that there was an increase in Phoneme Identity, Phoneme Blending, Upper case Letter identification, Lower case letter Identification, and Letter/sound Correspondence scores from Kindergarten to Grade 1, which suggests practical significance for use in the real world. Results of the second research revealed a significant growth of achievement in these areas as well. However, one should recognize the importance of factors that may have influenced this change such as, maturation, desensitization to test taking, and multiple treatment interference (e.g., use of other teaching methods.) Based on this data in can be concluded that the LiPS program may have a positive impact on the change in phonemic awareness skills and prevent reading deficits in Kindergarten and Grade One.

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