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When the Script Hits the Plan: Using Author's Chair to inform instructional practices within a scripted literacy program
Title
When the Script Hits the Plan: Using Author's Chair to inform instructional practices within a scripted literacy program
Author
Johnson, Brianne
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
This qualitative case study conducted in a first grade classroom examined the influence of the social interactions that occur during the Author’s Chair (an element of a Writer’s Workshop instructional framework) on a teacher’s instructional decisi...
USING THE MULTIMEDIA STRATEGIES OF LEARNER-GENERATED DRAWING AND PEER DISCUSSION TO RETAIN TERMINOLOGY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
Title
USING THE MULTIMEDIA STRATEGIES OF LEARNER-GENERATED DRAWING AND PEER DISCUSSION TO RETAIN TERMINOLOGY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
Author
Kasay, Theresa
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Reading, Science--Study and teaching
Description
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare and evaluate two types of vocabulary interventions using grade 9 physics vocabulary terms using two lists of 10 words. A quasi-experimental crossover research design was used to compare the two...
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 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...
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...
The Effects of Systematic and Explicit Instruction with Shared Stories on Comprehension and Generalization of Responding During Book Club for Students with Severe Disabilities
Title
The Effects of Systematic and Explicit Instruction with Shared Stories on Comprehension and Generalization of Responding During Book Club for Students with Severe Disabilities
Author
Kemp-Inman, Amy
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Reading
Description
The present study used a multiple probe across participants design to examine the effects of systematic and explicit instruction to teach students with severe disabilities (SD) to comprehend and discuss grade-aligned literature. The text was adapt...
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 ...
Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding the Role of Technology in Literacy Instruction: A Mixed Methods Study
Title
Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding the Role of Technology in Literacy Instruction: A Mixed Methods Study
Author
McIntyre, Beverly
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary, Reading, Education
Description
The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of teachers' beliefs about the role of technology in their literacy instruction in the context of one elementary school with a technology-rich environment by investigating those beliefs ...
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 MAGIC OF THE HARRY POTTER SERIES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Title
THE MAGIC OF THE HARRY POTTER SERIES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Author
Morris, Julia
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Literature, Reading
Description
With the contemporary scandals that currently characterize university-sanctioned athletics and student athlete participants, this study is aimed at using Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s Harry Potter series, as exemplary of young adult literature, as a g...
School Scheduling and At-Risk Students: Looped Perspectives for Academic Support
Title
School Scheduling and At-Risk Students: Looped Perspectives for Academic Support
Author
Kester, Kyle
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
KYLE R. KESTER. School scheduling and at-risk students: Looped perspectives for academic support. Students are graduating without requisite skills needed for life beyond high school- or not graduating at all (Institute of Education, 2014; New Amer...
SCHOOLING CONTEXTS AND ACHIEVEMENT: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COMPOSITION AND NORTH CAROLINA END OF GRADE READING TEST SCORES OF HISPANIC THIRD GRADERS
Title
SCHOOLING CONTEXTS AND ACHIEVEMENT: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COMPOSITION AND NORTH CAROLINA END OF GRADE READING TEST SCORES OF HISPANIC THIRD GRADERS
Author
Bowden, Kendra
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description
Nationally, Hispanic achievement lags behind non-Hispanic peers in reading proficiency scores. The gap in achievement persists through subsequent grade levels for Black, Hispanic, and poor students of all races. Current school environments present...
Reading for your life : the impact of reading and writing during the siege of Sarajevo
Title
Reading for your life : the impact of reading and writing during the siege of Sarajevo
Author
Ornat Bitting, Natalie
Subjects--Topical
Libraries, Reading, Psychic trauma
Description
In the spring of 1992, the city of Sarajevo was surrounded by nationalist Serb troops and bombarded with shells, bullets, and terror for four long years. Isolated from the world, Sarajevans found a refuge and a freedom that took them beyond their ...
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...
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...
Investigating the Influence of Literacy Coaching as Embedded PD on Teacher Instruction
Title
Investigating the Influence of Literacy Coaching as Embedded PD on Teacher Instruction
Author
Mauzy, Katherine
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
Improving elementary student reading achievement has been a well-defined goal of many federal and state educational initiatives over the last several decades. To that end, vast amounts of resources have been funneled into professional development ...
Into the Figured Worlds of First Grade Teachers: Perceptions and Enactments of Instructional Grouping and Differentiation for English Learners in New South Classroom Contexts
Title
Into the Figured Worlds of First Grade Teachers: Perceptions and Enactments of Instructional Grouping and Differentiation for English Learners in New South Classroom Contexts
Author
Plaisance, Michelle
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Teachers--Training of, Reading, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Description
The seven-month participatory qualitative inquiry (Emerson, Fretz, & Shaw, 2011) explored how a first grade team in a metro Charlotte elementary school perceived and enacted instructional grouping and differentiation for English Learners within a ...
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...
Effects of task training on kindergarten students' performance on early literacy measures
Title
Effects of task training on kindergarten students' performance on early literacy measures
Author
Mackiewicz, Sara
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description
The use of early literacy screening measures helps determine which students are at risk for future reading difficulties. However, there has been some recent concern related to the classification validity of screening measures (Hintze, Ryan, & Ston...
Effects of Peer-Delivered Fluency Instruction on the Oral Reading Fluency of High School Students with Mild Disabilities
Title
Effects of Peer-Delivered Fluency Instruction on the Oral Reading Fluency of High School Students with Mild Disabilities
Author
Hitt, Sara Beth
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Reading
Description
Given the many challenges at the high school level to incorporate intensive fluency and comprehension interventions into high school courses, there remains a need for more extensive research on reading interventions, as well as the method of imple...