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Literacy coaches: A case study of beginning teacher perceptions of literacy coaching
Title
Literacy coaches: A case study of beginning teacher perceptions of literacy coaching
Author
Bambrick, Jennifer
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perspectives of beginning teachers regarding their work with literacy coaches. The study took place at two elementary schools in a suburban school district in the Southeastern United St...
Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
Title
Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
Author
Donovan, Erin
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and flow of humanity. By understanding the importance of place and the connection t...
HOLDING OUT FOR A HÉROE: A BOOK CLUB STUDY OF RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LATINAS
Title
HOLDING OUT FOR A HÉROE: A BOOK CLUB STUDY OF RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LATINAS
Author
Dymes, Laurie
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Middle school education, Reading, Instructional systems--Design
Description
Literacy provides people with intellectual tools to question, challenge, understand, disagree, and arrive at informed perspectives and is a reflection of cultural values and meaning-making for adolescents within their community. By understanding t...
PHONEMIC AWARENESS INSTRUCTION IN ONE DISTRICT’S KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW CLOSELY CLASSROOM PRACTICES REFLECT RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES
Title
PHONEMIC AWARENESS INSTRUCTION IN ONE DISTRICT’S KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW CLOSELY CLASSROOM PRACTICES REFLECT RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES
Author
Farrow, Joyce
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary, Reading
Description
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how closely kindergarten teachers in a high performing school district in North Carolina instruct students towards mastery of phonemic awareness skills. This study explored to what degree t...
The Effects of Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Instruction on Standardized Reading Test Scores of Third Grade Students
Title
The Effects of Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Instruction on Standardized Reading Test Scores of Third Grade Students
Author
Green, Susan
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
Despite many school reform initiatives designed to ensure reading proficiency for all students, recent reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that only 37 percent of fourth grade students and only 34 percent of ...
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Title
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Author
Hopper, Cynthia
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
Teacher candidates experience a variety of school settings when enrolled in teacher education methods courses. Candidates report varied experiences when in public school classrooms. This dissertation investigated clinical experiences of teacher ca...
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Title
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Author
Kavel, Rebecca
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Education, Elementary, Reading
Description
ABSTRACT With substantial demographic shifts in the U.S. student population, today’s teachers educate growing numbers of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Kena, Aud, & Johnson, 2010). While these students bring an ab...
An Investigation of Literature Circles and Critical Literacy: Differentiated Learning Opportunities for High-Ability Students
Title
An Investigation of Literature Circles and Critical Literacy: Differentiated Learning Opportunities for High-Ability Students
Author
Soares, Lina
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary, Reading, Curriculum planning
Description
ABSTRACTThis qualitative research study investigated how literature circles provide an optimal differentiated learning context for high-ability (sixth-grade) readers that centered on the connection between critical pedagogy and collaborative readi...
Teaching the Teachers: A Case Study of Instructional Leader Professional Development
Title
Teaching the Teachers: A Case Study of Instructional Leader Professional Development
Author
Sykes, Melissa
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Teachers--Training of, Adult education, Continuing education
Description
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore professional development from the perspective of instructional leaders to identify if the assumptions of Knowles’s (1990) Adult Learning Theory were present in the planning and implementation of...