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Dual-Language Drama As A Door To Classic Literature, Ezekiel Glenn Stear
Dual-Language Drama As A Door To Classic Literature, Ezekiel Glenn Stear
Theses Digitization Project
The author believes that the mediation of classic literature through drama would increase student's opportunity for academic success on the secondary and post-secondary levels of education. This project develops curriculum and materials using dramatic adaptations of ancient literature created by the author.
A Qualitative Study Supporting The Development Of A Community Family Literacy Center In Isolated Communities, Sioux Annette Rees-Mitchell
A Qualitative Study Supporting The Development Of A Community Family Literacy Center In Isolated Communities, Sioux Annette Rees-Mitchell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to provide a community with the resources necessary to help children become proficient readers. This qualitative study explored the literature on attributes of successful Community Family Literacy Centers and before and after school tutoring programs. Community Family Literacy Centers are localized places where families can build literacy skills in a supportive and safe environment.
Does Intensive Reading Interventions Cause Alienation In Ninth Grade High School Students?, Allan Lee Aab
Does Intensive Reading Interventions Cause Alienation In Ninth Grade High School Students?, Allan Lee Aab
Theses Digitization Project
The objective of this research was to determine if students who are enrolled in intensive reading intervention classes due to limited reading and comprehension skill, experience greater alienation than students not enrolled in these classes. Ninth and tenth grade students from March Valley School, a small alternative high school in Moreno Valley, CA participated in this study.
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on student writing of two separate approaches to teaching grammar - one traditional, and one non-traditional. Over the course of four weeks, the writing abilities of two high school English classes, similar in composition and academic skill, were compared.
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the use of aesthetics in the art education curriculum as a strategy for building oral language skills and critical thinking skills. In this study reproduced artworks were used to stimulate discussion; students learned to scan paintings using a technique called aesthetic scanning during which they learn how to look at a painting orally through guided questioning by the classroom teacher. It was concluded that providing oral language opportunities through the implementation of the aesthetic scanning program was an effective way to promote oral language skills and critical thinking skills in the kindergarten classroom. Arts, as a core …
Increasing Fluency In Struggling Readers Through Newspaper Reading, Kimberly Bonice Koch
Increasing Fluency In Struggling Readers Through Newspaper Reading, Kimberly Bonice Koch
Theses Digitization Project
The focus on this study was on improving the oral reading fluency of third grade students who struggle in reading. One third grade teacher and six of her students participated in this 4 week study that examined the effect on fluency of newspaper reading and various constructive reading and engagement activites. These six students were assigned to an Optimal Learning Model pull-out fluency instruction using the newspaper as text. Results from the Developmental Reading Assessment instrument reveal significantly improved effects in the number if miscues, correct words per minute, and prosody for the six students. From the results, it is …
The Use Of Reciprocal Teaching As A Mediational Tool To Enhance Reading Comprehension, Luz Elena Nguyen
The Use Of Reciprocal Teaching As A Mediational Tool To Enhance Reading Comprehension, Luz Elena Nguyen
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to study how Reciprocal Teaching can best serve students in a third grade classroom for reading comprehension. A curriculum was developed to help the classroom teacher find a better way to teach reading comprehension using four important reading strategies: predicting, summarzing, clarifying and questioning. Several mediated tools were developed to enhance reading comprehension with clear explanations on how to implement Reciprocal Teaching with the current curriculum and California Standards on comprehension.
Creating A School Based Family Literacy Institute, Teresa Ann Cimino
Creating A School Based Family Literacy Institute, Teresa Ann Cimino
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to assist parents, through the development of a school-based Family Literacy Institute, to learn to actively help their children when they read at home. The study will teach parents how to pick appropriate books for and with their children and use them as a read aloud. It is, also, to get parents involved with their children's literacy development and to support their educational experiences from elementary school through high school.