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Practices And Routines In Siwi Lessons That Develop Skills In Reading, Paulson A. Skerrit Dec 2015

Practices And Routines In Siwi Lessons That Develop Skills In Reading, Paulson A. Skerrit

Doctoral Dissertations

The average performance of Deaf and hard of hearing (D/hh) students on test of reading comprehension is several grade equivalents below their high school hearing peers. The reading-writing connection is one way to address the literacy challenges of D/hh learners. This study explored that connection in instruction that was driven with a high fidelity to the principles of Strategic Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). The data for this study came from two grade three classes involved in the second half of a Year II project that was part of a 3-year Institute of Education Sciences-funded project to develop SIWI for use …


Imparting Practical Wisdom And Resilience To Our Students, Charles (Derrick) Lawson May 2015

Imparting Practical Wisdom And Resilience To Our Students, Charles (Derrick) Lawson

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

The powerful impact of communicating a teacher’s belief in a student is presented. By sharing trade books and novels with metaphoric messages, teachers can impart practical wisdom and enable students to develop resilience when facing challenges.


The Effects Of Choice On Reading Comprehension In 2nd-3rd Grade, Julie P. Fraumeni-Mcbride May 2015

The Effects Of Choice On Reading Comprehension In 2nd-3rd Grade, Julie P. Fraumeni-Mcbride

Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers

Poor literacy rates are the cause of low school performance for children across America. In particularly, low income schools continue to struggle with declining literacy rates. Issues with literacy are ultimately attributed to lack of comprehension during reading. This research tested the effects of choice on reading comprehension in 2nd and 3rd grade students at high and low income schools. In addition, students were monitored while reading silently and aloud to see if either had an effect on reading comprehension. Data was collected from 32 students from high and low income schools before, during and after reading in order to …


Reading And Math Strategies For Struggling Students, Tonya Hiers, Arlene Berry, Kim Trepanier Mar 2015

Reading And Math Strategies For Struggling Students, Tonya Hiers, Arlene Berry, Kim Trepanier

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

This presentation will provide Common Core based strategies for teachers to use with students at risk of failure. Participants will engage in tasks that will allow them to experience Close reading, constructed response, and math problem solving. These cross curricular strategies will address literary, informational, and problem solving standards.


Profe, ¡No Quiero Leer! La Incidencia De Las Prácticas Evaluativas En El Placer De Leer En Estudiantes De Grado Sexto, Lucila Fuentes Espinosa, William Leonardo Ramírez Ortega, Diana Catalina Rozo Santana Jan 2015

Profe, ¡No Quiero Leer! La Incidencia De Las Prácticas Evaluativas En El Placer De Leer En Estudiantes De Grado Sexto, Lucila Fuentes Espinosa, William Leonardo Ramírez Ortega, Diana Catalina Rozo Santana

Maestría en Docencia

Desde la experiencia de los investigadores, la revisión de los antecedentes y los resultados de las pruebas nacionales e internacionales sobre lectura, surgen preocupaciones respecto al nivel de lectura, las preferencias lectoras y el valor que los estudiantes le dan al proceso lector en diferentes ámbitos sociales y educativos. Ésta investigación se inscribe en el campo de la investigación cualitativa, en la cual los objetos de estudio son las acciones sociales y educativas realizadas por los sujetos (profesores - estudiantes), respecto a las prácticas evaluativas de la lectura y el placer por leer. Se llevó a cabo con base en …