AUTHOR=Barwasser Anne , Bracht Janine , Grünke Matthias 

TITLE=A Storytelling Approach on Vocabulary, Reading, and Letter Sound Fluency of Struggling First Graders With German as Second Language With and Without Behavioral Problems

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.683873

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.683873

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The number of students learning German as a second language is steadily increasing. Unfortunately, studies show that weak school performance affects a larger proportion of these students and additional behavioral problems can create even larger learning barriers. In order to master a language, the focus is not only on vocabulary, but also on reading, and studies show that multi-component intervention in reading and second language acquisition is particularly promising. Therefore, this single-case study focuses on a multi-component storytelling intervention on vocabulary, reading and letter sound fluency of low-achieving first graders with German as a second language with and without behavioral problems (N=7). The intervention was implemented 3 times a week over a 6-week period. Results show significant large to very large effects on vocabulary and moderate to large effects on letter sound fluency and reading, providing indication for the effectiveness of storytelling on multiple aspects simultaneously for the focused sample.