A method for developing podcasts of social studies lessons with a study strategy to accommodate students who read below grade level
Graduation Date
2009
Document Type
Project
Program
Other
Program
Project (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Education, 2009
Committee Chair Name
David Ellerd
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Learning accommodation, Podcasts, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Education
Abstract
This project is a method for recording a podcast of the text of a social studies lesson. The method includes an adaptation of the SCROL study strategy to scaffold learning by teaching the organization of text. The method was developed to give teachers a systematic guide to use podcasts as an accommodation for students who are not able to read social studies texts at their grade level. Podcasting is a twenty-first century technology that can be utilized to grant auditory access to curriculum. Auditory texts allow a student to use their listening comprehension. This project is also an example of instruction that uses the Universal Design for Learning. A pilot single case research study was conducted to field-test the podcast method. The results showed that this method of recording and using a podcast can increase the comprehension scores of grade level social studies texts for students who have a history of difficulty with reading and understanding these texts.
Recommended Citation
Kalvin, Kareen M., "A method for developing podcasts of social studies lessons with a study strategy to accommodate students who read below grade level" (2009). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1239.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1239
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/h415pc85m