Publication Date
7-1986
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Donald Ritter, Rita Hicks, James Becker
Degree Program
School of Teacher Education
Degree Type
Education Specialist
Abstract
The Neurological Impress Method is a system of unison reading in which the student and the instructor read orally together. The theory underlying the method is that the auditory feedback from the reader's own voice and from someone else's voice accurately reading the same material establishes a new learning process.
The effectiveness of the impress method with students identified as having a specific learning disability was examined. The subjects were 16 sixth through ninth graders, ranging in age from 13 to 16, and assigned to a special school setting. Each student had been receiving special education services for at least two years and was reading at least two years below grade level as indicated by a standardized reading achievement test. The experimental group received tutoring in the impress method 15 minutes daily, four days a week, to comprise a total of 10 hours of training in the technique. Pre- and posttesting were done to assess reading instructional levels and attitudes toward reading. Scores in both achievement and attitude were compiled,and a statistical analysis was performed that determined the results to be significant.
It was concluded that the Neurological Impress Method is an effective remedial procedure for use with learning disabled students. The procedure produced significant results which were manifested by improvements in reading achievement and development of improved attitudes toward the reading process.
Disciplines
Disability and Equity in Education | Education | Special Education and Teaching
Recommended Citation
Kunitsky, Anthony, "The Neurological Impress Method & Its Effects on the Reading Attitude & Achievement of Learning Disabled Students" (1986). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2506.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2506