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Implementing Reading Strategies With Ell Elementary Students, Nelofar Khamisani
Implementing Reading Strategies With Ell Elementary Students, Nelofar Khamisani
Masters Theses
This study shows the challenges the English Language Learners face in learning reading at the Elementary level; implementing reading strategies for them; and choosing effective strategies for the students to learn reading more easily. The findings of the study show that teachers use different strategies according to the language proficiency level of the students. ELL students face challenges in communication, pronunciation, sound recognition, and vocabulary. As a strategy to overcome these challenges, the teachers emphasize learning phonics and vocabulary. Observations of three teachers in three mainstream classrooms show that teachers implement nearly similar strategies for teaching phonics and vocabulary. The …
The Effectiveness Of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies For Teaching English Reading Skills To Hispanic English Language Learners, Michelle Watson
The Effectiveness Of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies For Teaching English Reading Skills To Hispanic English Language Learners, Michelle Watson
Masters Theses
The present study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) for teaching English reading skills to Hispanic English language learners (ELL) in the third grade. The current literature shows a rapid increase of Hispanic students in the U.S., however, due to a lack of exposure to the English language at an early age, many ELL students are behind their non-ELL peers in academic achievement, especially in reading. The PALS program was designed as an alternative approach to teacher-led instruction to help ameliorate reading difficulties, and although its effectiveness has been demonstrated with a variety …
Assessing Indicators Of Early Reading Skills, Tammy M. Claypool
Assessing Indicators Of Early Reading Skills, Tammy M. Claypool
Masters Theses
Measures that assess pre-reading skills were examined. The measures included a typical informal kindergarten inventory for Initial Consonant Sound Identification, and Good's (1997) DIBELS measures that include: Letter Naming Fluency, Onset Recognition Fluency, and Phonemic Awareness Fluency. Participants included 50 kindergarten students from three different classrooms from two elementary school buildings in the same school district. Results demonstrated that the four measures were highly correlated with each other, and that the Onset Recognition Fluency measure best predicted the classroom teacher' predictions of at-risk students for reading difficulties. The four measures together were moderately to highly predictive of the teachers' ratings …
A Study Of Home Influences On Young Children's Early Literacy, Christy Buehnerkemper-Elder
A Study Of Home Influences On Young Children's Early Literacy, Christy Buehnerkemper-Elder
Masters Theses
Recent research has shown that the degree of children's exposure to and knowledge about reading when they first enter school is highly predictive of future reading achievement. Researchers investigating home influences on literacy have concluded that certain home experiences prior to first-grade affect performance and general abilities in early elementary school. One component of the literacy-rich home environment is that of a parent reading to children. This has been considered by many as a critical component of a home environment which fosters reading skills. Being read to as a preschooler has been shown to be associated with reading achievement well …
An Evaluation Of The Reading Recovery Program At Main Street School In Shelbyville, Illinois, Leslie L. Hohenstein
An Evaluation Of The Reading Recovery Program At Main Street School In Shelbyville, Illinois, Leslie L. Hohenstein
Masters Theses
Traditional solutions to reading problems have not adequately addressed reading difficulties. Many students in the lower 20% of the reading level of their class have far reaching academic and social problems that lead to dropping out of school, entering special education classes, becoming frustrated, and possibly becoming discipline problems. This study examined the Reading Recovery Program at Main Street School in Shelbyville, Illinois. Specific study objectives were measurements of student test data and progress for the 1992-1993 school year. Measurements were performed using a pre- and post-testing method. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data from Reading Recovery teachers. …
Parent Involvement And Vocabulary Development In Kindergarten, Carolyn Eckerty
Parent Involvement And Vocabulary Development In Kindergarten, Carolyn Eckerty
Masters Theses
A kindergarten teacher used action research to determine if the vocabulary growth of kindergarten students was influenced by parents being involved in the Tasks For Talented Parents (TFTP) program. A correlational study was conducted to determine the relationship between parent involvement and student's vocabulary development. Kindergarten students (N=58) were administered the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in August and November. Also in August and November each child's parent completed the parent questionnaire from the Tasks For Talented Parents program. The results indicated a moderate correlation between the answers on the parent questionnaire and the results of the PPVT-R. Results of the …
Beginning Reading Instruction: Issues In Phonics And Modality Preferences, Debra A. Kelley
Beginning Reading Instruction: Issues In Phonics And Modality Preferences, Debra A. Kelley
Masters Theses
This thesis reviews the major trends regarding the place of phonics in reading instruction since the 1950's and attempts to integrate current perspectives on phonics in regard to both classroom and individualized instruction. In the 1950's, instruction in the regular classroom tended to emphasize sight-words at the expense of word analysis or phonic skills. The mid-1960's classic study by Chall, Learning to Read: The Great Debate, documented the value of phonic instruction in beginning reading and led to later refinements regarding the place of phonics in beginning reading instruction.
The attempt to match individual children's preferred modality for learning …
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of An Effective Reading And Writing Program For A Rural, Small Town Junior High School, Lynn R. Curtis
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of An Effective Reading And Writing Program For A Rural, Small Town Junior High School, Lynn R. Curtis
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the extra time provided for reading and writing in Macon Junior High School, Macon, Illinois. The following hypotheses were tested: The reading and writing treatment has a significant effect on student reading comprehension scores, writing skills, enjoyment of reading, and on the encouragement of students to read more. There is a significant difference between the cost of the reading and writing program and the fine and applied arts courses it replaced. Subjects included students and teachers in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades at Macon Junior High School. Achievement …
The Effects Of Language Processing Strategies Upon Reading Comprehension, Kathy Ann Kirby
The Effects Of Language Processing Strategies Upon Reading Comprehension, Kathy Ann Kirby
Masters Theses
In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed providing educational services for children with exceptionalities. Learning disabilities was one of those exceptionalities whose definition used a language disorder as its major criteria for the identification and classification of a specific learning disabilities. The inclusion of language disorders within its definition brought about greater interest in language and the understanding of language development, acquisition and processing and how these aspects related with academic learning, particularly with reading.
The purpose of this study was to address the issue of language processing strategies in the remediating of language deficits and …
An Evaluation For The Reading Program For Rome Community Consolidated School, James Edward Burnes
An Evaluation For The Reading Program For Rome Community Consolidated School, James Edward Burnes
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Houghton Mifflin reading program in the Rome Community Consolidated School District in Dix, Illinois. The Houghton Mifflin Reading Program was implemented in the Rome School District in the fall of 1980. This study was designed to evaluate the reading program to determine if it is meeting the purposes and objectives that the district personnel believed it would meet and to ascertain if it is as effective as the Houghton Mifflin Company purports it to be.
This study was divided into four chapters. Chapter I furnishes background information concerning the Rome School …
The Effects Of Training In Visual Cognitive Skills On Reading Comprehension, Valerie Joan Croll
The Effects Of Training In Visual Cognitive Skills On Reading Comprehension, Valerie Joan Croll
Masters Theses
In an effort to design learning materials which de-emphasize the decoding process, and concentrate instead upon cognitive and critical thinking processes, picture study has been chosen as a potentially effective vehicle for providing delivery of programs for remediation of reading problems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training in visual cognitive skills as an alternative remedial technique for increasing the reading comprehension of children whose reading skills are considered to be lower than expected due to a learning disability. The population was a group of children in grades four, five, and six (n=34) in a …
The Cloze Procedure As A Testing And Teaching Device, Suzanne Gibbs
The Cloze Procedure As A Testing And Teaching Device, Suzanne Gibbs
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Increased Rate Of Response In Programmed Reading Through Contingent Peer Tutoring, Nancy Lynn Grimes
Increased Rate Of Response In Programmed Reading Through Contingent Peer Tutoring, Nancy Lynn Grimes
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
In The Process Of Change, Claudia Denise Cox
A Study Of The Reading Program In West Richland Elementary School At Noble, Illinois, Robert L. Phillips
A Study Of The Reading Program In West Richland Elementary School At Noble, Illinois, Robert L. Phillips
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of Questions Contained In Selected Intermediate Standardized Reading Tests, Sue Gosnell
An Analysis Of Questions Contained In Selected Intermediate Standardized Reading Tests, Sue Gosnell
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Comparative Study Of Individualized Reading Procedures For Self-Contained Classrooms, Tommy H. Scott
A Comparative Study Of Individualized Reading Procedures For Self-Contained Classrooms, Tommy H. Scott
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Interrelationship Between Personality With Special Reference To Self Concept And Achievement In Reading, Betty F. Feezel
A Study Of The Interrelationship Between Personality With Special Reference To Self Concept And Achievement In Reading, Betty F. Feezel
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Selection And Use Of Supplementary Reading Materials In Selected Elementary Schools, Diana Nickum
A Study Of The Selection And Use Of Supplementary Reading Materials In Selected Elementary Schools, Diana Nickum
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Comparative Study Of The Teaching Of Elementary Reading In The United States And Taiwan, Mei-Ein Wang
A Comparative Study Of The Teaching Of Elementary Reading In The United States And Taiwan, Mei-Ein Wang
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Introducing Children To Literature, Donna Deming
Visual Perception In Reading Readiness, Reva Cougill
Visual Perception In Reading Readiness, Reva Cougill
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Survey Of The Reading Program In The Charleston Community Unit School District Number One And Recommendations For Improving The Program, Francis X. Vogel
A Survey Of The Reading Program In The Charleston Community Unit School District Number One And Recommendations For Improving The Program, Francis X. Vogel
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Questionnaire Study To Discover Reading Interests Of Mattoon Fourth Grade Pupils As Related To Sex, Reading Achievement, And Intelligence, Vera Slover
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Individual Reading Problems Of A Selected Group Of Third Grade Pupils Of Average And Above-Average Intelligence, Virginia Miller Taylor
A Study Of The Individual Reading Problems Of A Selected Group Of Third Grade Pupils Of Average And Above-Average Intelligence, Virginia Miller Taylor
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Intensive Study Of Factors Relating To Reading Readiness With Implications For Prediction Of Success In The Developmental Reading Program, Janet R. Venatta
An Intensive Study Of Factors Relating To Reading Readiness With Implications For Prediction Of Success In The Developmental Reading Program, Janet R. Venatta
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Reorganizing A Primary Department In Reading To Meet Learner Needs, Naomi Gaede
Reorganizing A Primary Department In Reading To Meet Learner Needs, Naomi Gaede
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Junior High School Teacher Tackles Her Reading Problems, Irma W. Young
A Junior High School Teacher Tackles Her Reading Problems, Irma W. Young
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.