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Effects Of An Elementary Immersion Program On Academic Achievement In Core Subject Areas, Marlee Schmidt

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

This study sought to find out if students who became bilingual score

higher, lower, or the same on standardized tests as their monolingual peers across

multiple disciplines. An answer was obtained by comparing the Minnesota

Comprehensive Assessment scores of Spanish language immersion students to

scores of non-immersion students for the following subject areas: reading in

grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10; math in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11; and science

in 5, 8, and high school. The scores used came from a graduating class of 2018

with approximately 342 students. Data was analyzed …

The Effect Of Extended Intervention Time On Reading Growth For Middle School Students, Performing Below Grade-Level In Reading, Mary Jean Dehne

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Study Abstract

The purpose of this action research study was to determine the effect of extended reading intervention time on the reading growth of middle school students who were below grade level in reading. The study used two research-based interventions: Read 180 in the school setting and Fast ForWord in the out of the school setting. The study conducted in a large midwest school district in the United States compared the reading growth of five students who received Read 180 at school and Fast ForWord after-school for five weeks during the spring term of the school year with a control …

Writing Fiction During Writing Workshop In First Grade, Maureen Kelly Rowan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine how first graders respond to and perform within the writing workshop model. The workshop model is used during the writing of fiction pieces. One goal of this study was to determine how the students would respond to choosing their own topics. A second goal of this study was to determine if students would be successful in composing fiction pieces through the use of this model. The third goal of this study was to determine if there would be gender differences within the choice of topic. The findings showed that the students were …

Effects Of Reciprocal Teaching In Guided Reading With Third Grade Students With Specific Poor Comprehension, Sharon R. Mclaren

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effects that using the reciprocal teaching intervention method had on third grade students with specific poor comprehension skills within a guided reading setting. The study included ten third grade students - five boys and five girls. While all the students read fluently, they were identified with poor reading comprehension skills. The researcher conducted the reading groups with both the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group received the reciprocal teaching intervention. The control group received the standard guided reading lessons. Results from the study show that reciprocal teaching can improve third graders reading comprehension …

Effects Of A Scripted And Intense Reading Intervention Program On The Reading Comprehension Of Fifth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Tracy Slater

Theses and Dissertations

This study focused on the use of intensive reading intervention programs in a fifth inclusion classroom setting. This has been a topic that is frequently discussed and how support for the special need students with comprehension deficits can be increased. These students deserve a fair, equal, and individualized learning plan in a classroom that accepts all children. Studies show how successful using intensive reading programs close the reading comprehension gaps with our exceptional students.

The purpose of this study is to show how using the intensive reading intervention program is crucial in the classrooms to support the special needs students. …

Decolonial Gestures Of Andean Bilingual College Students Promoting Quechua: Community-Based Participatory Research With Photovoice, Yuliana H. Kenfield

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Andean college students in Cusco, Peru, struggle to overcome discrimination against bilingualism during their pursuit of higher education. To examine this situation and possibilities for change, I employed a participatory method, photovoice (Wang & Burris, 1994) within a community-based participatory research framework, to facilitate Quechua-Spanish bilingual college students’ exploration of Quechuan practices in their university. Participatory research methodology promoted critical dialogues to challenge ideologies that have obstructed the revitalization, maintenance, development of the Quechua language in higher education. Although university policies in Cusco formally promote inclusion of indigenous knowledge and practices, bilingual Spanish-Quechua practices on campus have remained largely symbolic. …

Social Transformation And Investment In Spanish Language Learning Through International Service Learning: A Case Study, Jennifer Kozak

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

In the current era of globalization, universities strive to internationalize their curriculum. One popular method, is the addition of an international service learning (ISL) component to the curriculum. ISL programs focused on language learning often aspire to encourage social transformation as well as language competence. While this option is gaining popularity and has been the object of some research, the role of language in universities’ internationalization process remains under-researched, as does the role of ISL as a tool for language learning. This dissertation examines a week long ISL program involving a Canadian-Cuban university partnership. It is guided by the following …

Exploring Experiences, Perspectives, And Identity (Re) Formation Processes Of African High School Students In U.S. Public Schools, Brenda M. Muzeta

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines the experiences of African high school students in U.S. public schools. Specifically, the study explores how African students negotiate their identities in a new education environment. Drawing on Asante’s (1980) Afrocentric theoretical framework, Erikson’s (1968) theory of identity and Tajfel and Turner’s (1979) social identity theories, this interview-based qualitative study seeks to describe and interpret how African high school students make sense of their new schooling experiences. One of my major goals of the study is to honor, recognize and bring to life the voices of African high school students. Their experiences are often minimized, their voices …

The Role Of Popular Culture In Preschool Children’S Emergent Writing/Composing: An Exploration Of The Writing Process And Tensions Surrounding One Preschool Writing Center, Stephanie Winters

Dissertations

Over the last several decades research has been conducted surrounding popular culture and children’s writing/composing. Much of this research focused on children in early elementary school classrooms. I discovered, when preparing for this project, that there was very little published research (written in English) surrounding preschool-aged children’s compositions (with or without the emphasis on popular culture), and what happens in the writing center. This study helps fill the gap in the research by documenting how preschool children in a mixed-age (ages three to five years) classroom, who attend a public school in an urban, Midwestern area, write/compose when given the …

La Paráfrasis Textual Como Estrategia Cognitiva Para La Comprensión Lectora. Estudio Realizado En Los Grados Quinto Y Séptimo De Tres Instituciones Educativas Públicas De Yopal, Casanare, Raimundo Molina Sierra, Ana Milena Ríos Nossa, Claudia Stella Rivera Zambrano

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Esta investigación está inscrita a la Maestría en Docencia de la Universidad de La Salle y se desarrolló entre 2016-II – 2018-I, surge por la necesidad de mejorar la comprensión lectora en estudiantes de los grados quinto y séptimo en tres instituciones educativas; para ello, se propuso caracterizar los aspectos relacionados con la enseñanza de la comprensión lectora, con el fin de construir una propuesta pedagógica basada en la estrategia cognitiva de la paráfrasis textual en contextos particulares. La investigación cuenta con un tipo de investigación cualitativo (Hernández, Fernández & Baptista, 2010) y opta por la etnografía educativa (Goetz & …

La Pregunta Constructiva Como Técnica De Comprensión Lectora Para Resolver Situaciones Problémicas De Carácter Matemático Con Estudiantes De Grado Tercero De La Institución Educativa Divino Salvador, Freddy Nelson Mateus Chacón, Luz Dary Martínez Garavito, Martha Cecilia Parada Vargas

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

En este trabajo se analizó la pregunta constructiva como técnica de comprensión lectora para resolver situaciones problémicas de carácter matemático con estudiantes de grado tercero de la Institución Educativa Divino Salvador Sede la Niata, por ello, se encaminó a procesar información respecto a las prácticas de enseñanza de la comprensión lectora en el quehacer pedagógico del aula. El material empírico recolectado bajo el enfoque de investigación cualitativa con un nivel de conocimiento descriptivo e interpretativo se hizo a través de encuestas, entrevista semi-estructurada, aplicación de la técnica y plantillas de observación. A través del método análisis de contenido (Bardín, 2002) …

Representaciones Gráficas Del Conocimiento Como Estrategia De Comprensión Lectora Para La Resolución De Problemas Matemáticos Con Estudiantes De Grado Quinto De La Institución Educativa Braulio González, Sandra Leonor Ibarra Angarita, Juan Carlos Pérez Rozo, Javier Rojas Figueredo

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Esta investigación de enfoque cualitativo y de tipo descriptivo - interpretativo surge como respuesta a las necesidades y debilidades de las prácticas pedagógicas sobre compresión lectora en los estudiantes de grado quinto de la I.E. Braulio González en el área de matemáticas. Se fundamenta teóricamente en categorías como prácticas pedagógicas, comprensión lectora, estrategias, representaciones gráficas y problemas matemáticos. Se enfoca en construir y analizar una estrategia basada en la adaptación de representaciones gráficas del conocimiento (mapa semántico, mapa mental, plano de tensiones y esquema escalonado) en sincronía con los pasos del heurístico de Polya (1990) para mejorar procesos de comprensión …

La Explicitación Del Propósito De Lectura Como Estrategia Metacognitiva En La Enseñanza De La Comprensión Lectora En Aulas Multigrado De La Institución Educativa Simón Bolívar De Paz De Ariporo, Casanare, Colombia, María Del Pilar Fonseca Calderón, John Fredy Pérez Vega, Henry Yesid Silva Cocunubo

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Este proyecto de investigación, inscrito en el Macroproyecto: «Estrategias para la comprensión de lectura en ciencias naturales, matemáticas, ciencias sociales y lenguaje», de la línea «Educación, Lenguaje y Comunicación», se desarrolló entre el segundo semestre del 2016 y el primero del 2018. Sus referentes conceptuales incluyeron: estrategias de comprensión lectora, características de los textos, niveles de comprensión lectora, saberes que intervienen en la comprensión lectora, saberes de la enseñanza de la comprensión lectora y el lugar de la explicitación del propósito de lectura, entre otros, con sus respectivos autores. Se estudiaron las implicaciones de la explicitación del propósito de lectura …

La Predicción Y Verificación Como Estrategia Metacognitiva Para La Enseñanza De La Comprensión Lectora En La Institución Educativa Antonio Nariño Del Corregimiento El Morro De Yopal, Casanare, Elver Favith Correa López, David Andrés Forero Zapata, Rocio Vergara Silva

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo Caracterizar el proceso de enseñanza de la comprensión lectora en estudiantes de grado tercero de la Institución Educativa Antonio Nariño del corregimiento El Morro de Yopal, Casanare, con el fin de construir una propuesta pedagógica que fortalezca la estrategia metacognitiva de la predicción y verificación. Es una investigación cualitativa que acude a la etnografía educativa para optar por la modalidad de etnografía escolar, con el fin de caracterizar los saberes y experiencias docentes en torno al desarrollo de la comprensión lectora y, a la vez, identificar aspectos facilitadores y obstaculizadores que conlleven a proponer …

La Inferencia Extratextual, Una Estrategia De Comprensión Lectora Para Extraer La Información Implícita De Textos Narrativos Autobiográficos En El Área De Lenguaje. Un Estudio En Básica Primaria En La Institución Educativa Técnica Empresarial Llano Lindo Itell, Ricardo Flórez, Yuri Zeas, Briggitte Victoria Olave

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Este proyecto de investigación se encuentra suscrito en el macroproyecto “Estrategias de Comprensión Lectora” inscrito en la línea de investigación Educación, Lengua y Comunicación de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación en el marco de la maestría en docencia extensión Yopal de la Universidad de Salle. Buscó extraer la información implícita de los textos narrativos autobiográficos, identificar las nociones de comprensión lectora, determinar los elementos constitutivos de la inferencia extratextual como estrategia para mejorar los niveles de comprensión. Este estudio se realizó con docentes del área de lenguaje y estudiantes del segundo ciclo de educación básica primaria de la …

La Pregunta Como Estrategia Cognitiva Para El Desarrollo De La Comprensión Lectora En El Grado Quinto Del Colegio Luis Hernández Vargas, Yopal Casanare, Fanny Esperanza González Tamayo, Aura Cecilia Ardila Malaver

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Esta investigación de tipo cualitativo se orientó hacia la caracterización del proceso de enseñanza de la pregunta como estrategia cognitiva para el desarrollo de la comprensión lectora en el área de ciencias sociales de la institución educativa Luis Hernández Vargas de Yopal, Casanare. Para tal fin, se utilizó el método de etnografía educativa, en su modalidad etnografía escolar. La información obtenida fue estudiada desde el análisis de contenido y el proceso destilar la información. Se encontró que los docentes reconocen la relevancia del lector, el texto y el contexto en el desarrollo de la comprensión lectora y la orientan desde …

La Abducción, Una Estrategia De Comprensión Lectora Para Inferir Información Implícita De Textos Narrativos En El Área De Lenguaje. Un Estudio En Básica Secundaria En La Institución Educativa El Paraíso, De Yopal Casanare, Ferney Fernández Tangarife, Yazmín Morales Chacón, Vicente Romero Mora

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

Esta propuesta de la abducción como estrategia de comprensión lectora para inferir información implícita de textos narrativos, se desarrolló como trabajo de investigación de la Maestría en Docencia de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación-extensión Yopal, y se enmarca en el Macroproyecto “Estrategias de Comprensión Lectora”, inscrito en la línea de investigación: educación, lenguaje y comunicación de la Universidad de La Salle. La investigación busca contribuir al replanteamiento de las prácticas lectoras de textos narrativos en docentes dinamizadores del proyecto de lectura institucional del colegio el Paraíso y en estudiantes de grado sexto de la misma institución. El estudio …

Los Organizadores Previos, Una Estrategia De Comprensión Lectora Para Asimilar La Nueva Información De Textos Informativos En El Área De Lengua Castellana. Un Estudio En Básica Primaria En La Institución Educativa Manuela Beltrán De Yopal – Casanare, Sulma Patricia Cárdenas Moyano, Matha Cecilia Ríos Sánchez, Harry Rentería Rodríguez

Maestría en Docencia (Yopal)

La investigación fue de corte cualitativo y tuvo como objetivo general determinar la utilidad de los organizadores previos como estrategia de comprensión lectora para asimilar la nueva información de textos informativos en el área de lengua castellana. Para tal fin, el grupo investigador optó por el nivel de conocimiento descriptivo interpretativo. Se utiliza dos técnicas de recolección de la información: la encuesta para lo cual se diseñó un cuestionario de 27 preguntas y la entrevista semiestructurada, en la cual se utilizó el guion de entrevista aplicado a tres docentes y las notas de campo procedimentales aplicado a 25 estudiantes de …

Diné Epistemology: Sa’Ah Naaghái Bik’Eh Hózhóón Teachings, Vangee Nez

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Sa’ah Naaghái Bik’eh Hózhóón (SNBH) is Diné epistemology, a complex system of knowledge encompassing two paradigms: Beauty Way (Hózhóójii-female) and Protection Way (Naayée’ k’egho-male), with hózhó at its core. The study examines personal narratives of SNBH through lived experiences toward hózhó. The literature review looks at Diné worldview from the perspective of published Diné scholars on SNBH for Diné youth. This qualitative case study approach, using Indigenous epistemology and Indigenous research methodology framework, allowed for intensive descriptions and analysis of SNBH. The interviews explored participants’ lived experiences using narrative inquiry to understand SNBH. The findings …

The Effects Of Teacher Coaching In The Lincing Routine On The Vocabulary Knowledge Of Secondary Students With Disabilities, Dana W. Cho

Communication Disorders & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

A pretest-posttest time series design controlling for teacher coaching was used to evaluate the effects of the LINCing Routine to support secondary students with disabilities while increasing students’ vocabulary knowledge. Two special education teachers and 26 secondary students with disabilities participated in this study. Student performance was investigated in terms of increased accurate use of the LINCing Routine and overall improvement of vocabulary knowledge while controlling for teacher coaching. The dependent variable increased and remained stable throughout intervention. Pretest and posttest results were also favorable. Students reported average social validity while teachers reported high social validity for the intervention. The …

A Multi Case Study Of Community College Discipline Faculty’S Participation In A Disciplinary Literacy Professional Learning Community, Kristen Howell Gregory

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

Many students enter college with inadequate reading, writing, and critical thinking skills to successfully navigate discipline-specific college-level coursework (Duff, 2010; Hyland, 2006; Lea & Street, 1998; Tsui, 2002). As such, college faculty, and specifically community college faculty, are challenged to meet the multiple literacy needs of their students while still maintaining high expectations within their discipline-specific courses. One option is for discipline faculty (e.g., history) to integrate disciplinary literacy instruction within their courses. As discipline faculty are deemed experts in their content area and often not trained in literacy, professional development focused on disciplinary literacy could provide the knowledge and …

Sharing Our Stories: A Personal Narrative Literacy Curriculum For Grades 3-5, Casey Adler

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This thesis began out of my curiosity about the ways to set up a classroom to best support growing readers and writers. As my exploration into literacy continued, I decided to create a personal narrative unit with several foundational literacy skills, strategies, and practices for students to develop. With variety, authenticity, and modeling as the key pillars in planning, alignment to skills and standards will be embedded in genuine literacy experiences. The choice to engage in a genre study of personal narrative was due to its developmental appropriateness, potential for community building, and opportunity to share a range of stories. …

Mexican American Parents Of Elementary Students And Literacy Engagement: A Case Study Of A Bilingual (Spanish/English) Parent Book Club Using Children's Literature, Pablo Ochoa

Dissertations

This qualitative case study explored what occurred when seven Latinx parents and a bilingual coordinator engaged in a book club using the same historical fiction text as the school's fifth grade classroom. Research questions focused on Book Club participation, connections to the focal text(s), and new learning. Data included audiotapes of the sessions, parent written/artistic artifacts, participant interviews, retrospective field notes, and reflective journal entries.

Study findings suggest that positive partnerships between schools and parents can occur within familial text engagement opportunities built on existing relationships with school personnel; use of relevant literature, literacy activities that allow for parent choice …

Ten Elementary School Teachers’ Voices: How They Build Effective Literacy Learning In The Lives Of Their 2nd Grade Children, Merfat Ayesh Alsubaie

Dissertations

It is important to support teachers to adapt and apply effective literacy instruction strategies. Teachers may receive support from many sources, such as pre-service developers, principals, supervisors, literacy coaches, parents, colleagues and peer teachers. Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of literacy requires the support of the principal, literacy coach, and others who can collaborate with the classroom teacher to implement effective literacy instruction and strategies (Vallejo & Wren, 2009; Cole, 2008). All of these supports play a role in effectively achieving high literacy levels among students (Cole, 2008). Thus, teachers should work to maximize the benefit they receive from these …

The Effects Of A Leveled Literacy Intervention (Lli) On Elementary-Age Students Reading Below Grade Level, Jennifer Majewski

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate students who were having reading and writing difficulties and who were also below grade level by using Fountas and Pinnell's Leveled Literacy Intervention as a supplemental program to show that change occurs after treatment. I found that there was a third of the students who were seven years old were below grade level in their reading. I am hopeful that with using the LLI program as a supplemental to their regular reading program, the students will improve their reading performance levels. The method that is the most appropriate is the two group, …

The Effectiveness Of Close Reading Strategies On The Expository Text Comprehension Of Students With Learning Disabilities, Michelle Giambrone

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of close reading using Achieve3000 on the text comprehension and use of text evidence by students with learning disabilities in grades 4-5. In addition, student satisfaction with close reading was evaluated for social validity. Two fourth grade students and one fifth grade student, both female, participated in the study. Two students were classified with specific learning disability, and one was classified as communication impaired. A single-subject methodology with an ABAB design was used. During the Baseline phase, students independently read the expository text. They answered comprehension questions, and wrote their …

Peer Tutoring For Vocabulary For Students With Disabilities, Martin P. Kavanagh

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effects of peer tutoring on the vocabulary acquisition of students with disabilities in a middle school setting. This study included twelve 8th grade students in co-taught classes. The participants included two Hispanic students, six Caucasian students, and 4 African American students. All participating students are 13 or 14 years of age. The 12 students in this study are classified as learning disabled, multiply disabled, or autistic.

Participating students worked in pairs for twelve weeks. The participants are from three separate classes, each class containing four participating students. Each class also included non-disabled students, who received instruction …

Effect Of Mnemonics On The Vocabulary Acquisition And Retention Of High School Students With Learning Disabilities, Erin L. Whitescarver

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mnemonic devices on the acquisition and retention of social studies vocabulary by high school students with learning disabilities. Six students, four male and two female, from a pull-out U.S. history I resource class participated in the study. The research was conducted using a single-subject ABAB design. During baseline, students were evaluated on their acquisition of vocabulary taught using traditional methods. During intervention, students were evaluated on their retention of vocabulary taught using teacher created mnemonic devices. Results show that the use of mnemonic devices increased the acquisition and retention …

From Teaching To The Best Seller List: How The Educational System Drives The Publishing Market And Vice Versa, Kai D. Alexander

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Certain outdated canonical texts have played a huge part in the oppression of minorities and women (Platt), and within the last 20 years or so, research has shown that these “difficult” texts do nothing to help foster a healthy thirst for knowledge outside of the classroom. My purpose is to demonstrate how the educational system – in particular, how reading and writing are taught from elementary school up until college – drives the publishing market, and thus, causes texts like Twilight to sit alongside the best seller list with To Kill a MockingBird. I will argue that there is …

Best Practices For The Development Of English Language In Rural Elementary Schools In Prevention Of Long Term English Learners, Heather Christine Gomez

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the best practices of English language development programs in rural South San Joaquin Valley elementary schools in the targeted areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking and best practices in teacher professional development to prevent Long Term English Learners from the perspective of principals. An additional purpose was to identify and describe obstacles to the implementation of best practices of English language development in rural South San Joaquin Valley elementary schools from the perspective of principals.

Methodology: Through data analysis, rural elementary schools in South San Joaquin Valley were identified …