Honors Thesis Archive

Author	Sophia Thompson
Title	Using Music to Teach Phonological Awareness
Department	Education
Advisor	Kristin Farley
Year	2024
Honors	University Honors
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Abstract	In this study, I analyzed the ways music can teach phonological awareness to contribute to student engagement and literacy achievement. In recent years, literacy achievement has fallen short. With phonological awareness skills contributing to the success of a reader, an improvement needs to be found. Through the completion of teacher interviews and assessing the different outcomes between phonological awareness lessons with and without music, I was able to determine that music has the capability to improve a student’s literacy skills. These findings contribute to the field of education by highlighting the need for supplemental instruction and the power that music integration into core content areas can have for students. This study provides insights for future research that can be done in this field to achieve more positive educational outcomes.