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A Rating Scale For Evaluating English As A Second Language Reading Material, Ezra Stieglitz
A Rating Scale For Evaluating English As A Second Language Reading Material, Ezra Stieglitz
Ezra L Stieglitz
In the last decade, a wide variety of commercial materials has been published for use in developing the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills of second language learners. This article focuses on the selection of instructional materials for the reading component of an English as a second language (ESL) program.
Savor The Word To Reinforce Vocabulary In The Content Areas, Ezra Stieglitz, Varda Stieglitz
Savor The Word To Reinforce Vocabulary In The Content Areas, Ezra Stieglitz, Varda Stieglitz
Ezra L Stieglitz
Success in the content area is determined mainly by the degree to which students master important concepts. This grasp of concepts is the major goal of instruction in all the content areas regardless of the modes of presentation such as reading from a textbook, viewing a filmstrip, or listening to a lecture. Along with concept development, the subject matter teacher must recognize the importance of words, whether printed or spoken, to content area learning. Words and content are inseperable. As Allington and Strange (1980, p. 143) state, "identifying a set of key concepts is primarily a task of identifying the …
Effects Of A Content Area Reading Course On Teacher Attitudes And Practices, Ezra Stieglitz
Effects Of A Content Area Reading Course On Teacher Attitudes And Practices, Ezra Stieglitz
Ezra L Stieglitz
Efforts have been made during the past 10 years to develop the teaching skills of secondary teachers In the area of reading. Not just those designated as reading specialists but other secondary teachers have been called upon to devote more attention to reading skill development in their classes.
Commentary: On The Necessary Immorality Of Reading Teachers, Elizabeth Rowell
Commentary: On The Necessary Immorality Of Reading Teachers, Elizabeth Rowell
Elizabeth H Rowell
One essential preparation is frequently missing from teacher education: the awakening of an awareness of aspects of morality that are crucial on the job but are often overlooked in teacher training classes.
Commentary On The Necessary Immortality Of Reading Teachers, Elizabeth H. Rowell
Commentary On The Necessary Immortality Of Reading Teachers, Elizabeth H. Rowell
Elizabeth H Rowell
Too often reading teachers are cast out into the real world of reading problems with only ideas for diagnosis and remediation, or perhaps a few for motivation. One essential preparation is frequently missing from teacher education: the awakening of an awareness of aspects of morality that are crucial on the job but are often overlooked in teacher training classes.
Teachers’ Thoughts On E-Readers In The Elementary School Classroom, Marcy Zipke
Teachers’ Thoughts On E-Readers In The Elementary School Classroom, Marcy Zipke
Education Faculty Publications
Despite the popularity of e-readers and the enthusiasm of some for their use in secondary education, their utility in elementary education has not yet been systematically explored. Some advantages and disadvantages to teaching elementary literacy with e-readers are identified here. A convenience sample of ten teachers from a variety of different types of elementary schools and classrooms who were e-reader novices read a chapter of a grade-appropriate book on a Kindle and evaluated its use for their students. The teachers gave their opinions and ideas on how the devices could be implemented. Three specific technological affordances of an e-reader that …