Developing Decoding and Encoding Skills in English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners

Student Research Symposium - This case study features a third grade ESL (English as a Second Language) student who is learning to English language and literacy skills. First, the student’s skills were analyzed and results suggest that the student possessed basic decoding skills while lacking the ability to decode and encode certain short vowels, vowel digraphs, and the rule of silent E. These missing skills pose challenges to the student’s reading success and therefore these skills (Short vowel O/E, vowel digraph AI, and silent E) were targeted for intervention by administering three different lesson plans. The differences between pre to post tests reveal changes in vowel knowledge and improved word reading and fluency.

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