WGU BEP TASK 2: LITERATURE
REVIEW LATEST UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
MELISSA NIXON
WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
BEP TASK 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
, A. RESEARCH TOPIC
The research topic that I have selected is the focus on how to increase reading comprehension in
the intermediate elementary grades. This topic is relevant to me because I teach fifth-grade in a
public elementary school and I have several students who are reading below grade level.
A. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Out of my 22 students, 5 students began their fifth-grade school year reading below grade level.
There is a major emphasis on catching students who read below grade level early, but
significantly less emphasis is placed on intermediate elementary students. Research needs to
take place to identify the most effective reading interventions to strengthen reading
comprehension for struggling intermediate elementary school readers.
B. LITERATURE REVIEW
Reading on Grade Level
Reading on grade level is a major focus in elementary school, specifically grades kindergarten
through third grade. If a student is reading at grade level, that means they have mastered each of
the skills needed to read and comprehend a text at the expected level of difficulty for their grade.
Each grade level has a set of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that focus on a variety of
skills such as reading a variety of texts and genres, complex text, close reading and stamina, and
understanding of vocabulary and language use. In addition, CCSS requires students to develop
speaking and listening skills at an increasingly complex rate as they move through grades. The
emphasis on reading at grade level and meeting the CCSS’s is high in the early elementary
school years because “children who are reading proficiently by the end of third grade are four
REVIEW LATEST UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
MELISSA NIXON
WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
BEP TASK 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
, A. RESEARCH TOPIC
The research topic that I have selected is the focus on how to increase reading comprehension in
the intermediate elementary grades. This topic is relevant to me because I teach fifth-grade in a
public elementary school and I have several students who are reading below grade level.
A. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Out of my 22 students, 5 students began their fifth-grade school year reading below grade level.
There is a major emphasis on catching students who read below grade level early, but
significantly less emphasis is placed on intermediate elementary students. Research needs to
take place to identify the most effective reading interventions to strengthen reading
comprehension for struggling intermediate elementary school readers.
B. LITERATURE REVIEW
Reading on Grade Level
Reading on grade level is a major focus in elementary school, specifically grades kindergarten
through third grade. If a student is reading at grade level, that means they have mastered each of
the skills needed to read and comprehend a text at the expected level of difficulty for their grade.
Each grade level has a set of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that focus on a variety of
skills such as reading a variety of texts and genres, complex text, close reading and stamina, and
understanding of vocabulary and language use. In addition, CCSS requires students to develop
speaking and listening skills at an increasingly complex rate as they move through grades. The
emphasis on reading at grade level and meeting the CCSS’s is high in the early elementary
school years because “children who are reading proficiently by the end of third grade are four
