Date of Award
5-2023
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education, Montessori
First Advisor
Alisha Brandon
Department/School
Montessori Early Childhood, Montessori Elementary Education, Music
Abstract
This action research aimed to evaluate the effects of music and movement on learning sight words. This study occurred in a public Montessori classroom in a metropolitan area in Minnesota. There were 19 students, ages 4-6, and 10 targeted sight words. Students viewed Jan Richardson and Jack Hartmann’s Sight Word Music videos during the 6-week intervention. In each video, students were encouraged to dance, move, sing, and follow the instructions of the musician. Baseline and post-assessment data, student attitude surveys, video observations, and student activity worksheets were collected and evaluated from 10 kindergarten students. Quantitative data revealed increased student proficiency in reading sight words. Qualitative data revealed that student attitude towards music and movement and student engagement does not impact the outcome of words learned. Although there were increases in student proficiency, more research is needed to thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of Richardson and Hartmann’s Sight Word Music videos.
Recommended Citation
Moua, Khou. (2023). The Effects of Music and Movement on Learning Sight Words. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/502
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Early Childhood Education Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Educational Psychology Commons, Elementary Education Commons