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An Examination of Teachers’ Understanding and Use of Text Complexity and Complex Text in Second Grade Classrooms
Title
An Examination of Teachers’ Understanding and Use of Text Complexity and Complex Text in Second Grade Classrooms
Author
Smith, Delphia
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
Communication in the 21st century is no longer limited to a mastery of literal level comprehension, although it is an essential element of understanding. Now, more than ever, it is paramount that students are able to read and critically analyze te...
Digital Collaborative Literacy, Critical Literacy, and Writing for Social Justice: A Case Study of Meaningful Learning in a First Grade Classroom
Title
Digital Collaborative Literacy, Critical Literacy, and Writing for Social Justice: A Case Study of Meaningful Learning in a First Grade Classroom
Author
Stover, Katherine
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading, Language arts
Description
The need for twenty-first century learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and the use of technology are paramount to success in today's classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore what happened when childre...
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL COMMERCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS
Title
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL COMMERCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS
Author
Vintinner, Jean
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Reading, Education, Secondary
Description
The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers' manuals of the leading commercial high school reading programs to determine the extent to which they provide effective vocabulary instruction as advocated by the leading professional organizat...
A Window into My Mirror: An Autoethnography of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy with LGBTQ+ Students
Title
A Window into My Mirror: An Autoethnography of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy with LGBTQ+ Students
Author
Kincaid, Nicki
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Multicultural education, Education, Reading
Description
This research portrays a personal journey of a middle school language arts teacher working with LGBTQ+ students. Using autoethnography as the method, this study interprets personal narratives about the researcher’s adolescent identity development ...
An exploration of blended learning in fifth grade literacy classrooms
Title
An exploration of blended learning in fifth grade literacy classrooms
Author
Ramadan, Kimberly
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary
Description
The development of the Internet allows for hybrid models of instruction that marry face-to-face and online learning (Osguthorpe & Graham, 2003). The purpose of this study was to explore blended learning and traditional instruction in three fifth g...
The effect of digital word study on fifth graders' vocabulary acquisition, retention, and motivation: A mixed-methods approach
Title
The effect of digital word study on fifth graders' vocabulary acquisition, retention, and motivation: A mixed-methods approach
Author
Yearta, Lindsay
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
ABSTRACTLINDSAY SHERONICK YEARTA. The effect of digital word study on fifth graders' vocabulary acquisition, retention, and motivation: A mixed methods approach. (Under the direction of DR.KAREN WOOD)Vocabulary and comprehension are so inextricabl...
The Effects of an Interactive Vocabulary Strategy on Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of Word Learning
Title
The Effects of an Interactive Vocabulary Strategy on Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of Word Learning
Author
Latham, Kendall
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
ABSTRACTKENDALL KISER LATHAM. The effects of an interactive strategy on teachers' and students' perceptions of word learning. (Under direction of DR.KAREN WOOD)It is a well established fact that the level and degree of vocabulary knowledge plays a...