Date of Award
Spring 4-27-2022
Document Type
Education 530 Project
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Education
Department Chair or Program Director
Broome, John P.
First Advisor
Wells, Melissa S.
Major or Concentration
Elementary Education
Abstract
Music interventions and how they benefit reading fluency have been researched, but there is more to be done in discovering the benefits of rhythm and prosody. This quantitative research study looked at how rhythm-based interventions affect student prosody in a second-grade classroom. Data were gathered from a music experience survey, a prosody pre-assessment, and a prosody post-assessment. The music intervention in this study involved three rhythm-based interventions called “DeeDee games.” This research analyzed and compared the growth between the prosody pre-and post-assessments and the results between students with musical backgrounds and students without musical backgrounds. This study found insufficient evidence to support that there is any significant growth after completing the rhythm interventions.
Recommended Citation
Ward, McKenzie, "How Rhythm Affects Prosody" (2022). Student Research Submissions. 451.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/451
Rights
Included in
Art Education Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Music Education Commons, Reading and Language Commons