The use of the rebus as an instructional device in beginning reading instruction

• Main Author: Fowlow, Sandra Mary, 1949-
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1984
• Subjects: Reading (Primary); Rebuses; Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/91394

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1984. Education Bibliography: leaves 80-83. This study examines the feasibility of the rebus interspersed in context as an instructional tool to teach sight vocabulary to the beginning reader. The rebus is presented in four categories: 1) noun, 2) verb, 3) adjective, 4) adverb. A pre-test - treatment - post-test design was implemented and the results are reported in 'terms of Gain Scores. This examiner found that the order of difficulty from easy-to-hard was as follows: 1) nouns, 2) verbs, 3) adjectives, 4) adverbs. In addition, it was found that all students benefited from this method including those classified as slow learners.