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The Relationship Of Culturally Responsive Instruction And The Reading Comprehension And Attitude Of Struggling Urban Adolescent Readers, Rona M. Olukolu
The Relationship Of Culturally Responsive Instruction And The Reading Comprehension And Attitude Of Struggling Urban Adolescent Readers, Rona M. Olukolu
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Culturally responsive instruction refers to the identification of relevant cultural aspects of students’ lives and infusion of these into the curriculum. This instructional approach assumes that a culturally appropriate curriculum can potentially motivate, engage, and lead students to higher rates of achievement.
This quasi-experimental study (N=44) investigated the relationship of culturally responsive instruction and the reading comprehension and attitude of struggling urban adolescent readers. The study incorporated the use of culturally responsive instruction using culturally relevant literature (CRL), the Bluford Series Novels, as authentic texts of instruction. Participants were seventh grade reading students at a Title I middle school …
Development Of A Social Understanding Group Resource Manual, Tristann Carter
Development Of A Social Understanding Group Resource Manual, Tristann Carter
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The Social Understanding Group Resource Manual was developed to address the expressed need for a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum resource manual which would provide facilitators with easy reference to access categorized materials, activities, worksheets, and resources for Wayzata West Middle School’s Social Understanding Groups.