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The Lonely Robin: A Children’S Book To Target Liquid Speech Sounds, Kelsey Meints
The Lonely Robin: A Children’S Book To Target Liquid Speech Sounds, Kelsey Meints
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The purpose of the project was to write and illustrate a children’s book for readers aged 8-10 years old. The plot was meant to engage children so that they can relate to the characters, and learn about significant real-life themes. Words were selected very carefully for the story. The book primarily focuses on words with the /l/ (e.g. lake) and /r/ (e.g. red) English phonemes. An appendix at the end of the book classifies target words according sound and syllable position. The author’s goal is that this book can be used as a tool for joint reading and independent practice …
Evidence-Based Phonics Game, Kaleigh Cammenga
University Students Pursing Stem Degrees At Liberal Arts Institutions, Anna G. O'Leary
University Students Pursing Stem Degrees At Liberal Arts Institutions, Anna G. O'Leary
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Assessing Predictors Of Work Engagement In Full-Time Undergraduate Students With Part-Time Jobs, Megan Wertheimer
Assessing Predictors Of Work Engagement In Full-Time Undergraduate Students With Part-Time Jobs, Megan Wertheimer
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Past research has shown that work engagement is beneficial for employees and employers. It is linked with performance, job satisfaction, motivation, employee health, and well-being. We tested whether social-support, conscientiousness, generalized self-efficacy, and work/school congruency would be predictive of work engagement of full-time undergraduate students at Grand Valley State University. Findings showed that work/school congruency and perceived organizational support significantly predict work engagement. These results have implications for how student workers and their employers should seek to increase engagement.
Student Achievement, Spending, And Accountability In Charter Schools, Virtual Schools, And Traditional Schools, Kimberly Osbeck
Student Achievement, Spending, And Accountability In Charter Schools, Virtual Schools, And Traditional Schools, Kimberly Osbeck
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This paper explores the student achievement, spending, and accountability in charter schools and virtual schools across the nation, as well as Michigan-specific information. The articles vary in their approaches to assessing student achievement, but most utilized state assessments to compare charter and virtual schools to traditional schools and state reports to measure spending. A review of the current literature found that charter schools, on average, perform at a similar level to their traditional school counterparts. Virtual schools, specifically K-12 Inc., are performing significantly below traditional schools. In terms of spending, the current literature found that charter schools and virtual schools …
Sustainability Lesson Evaluation, Alison Stemczynski
Sustainability Lesson Evaluation, Alison Stemczynski
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Spanish Immersion Programs, Katie Gabier
The Connection Between Reading And Writing In The Writing Center Environment, Alaina Moreau
The Connection Between Reading And Writing In The Writing Center Environment, Alaina Moreau
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The connection between reading confidence and writing ability is heavily supported by the broader framework of pedagogical research, allowing it to be applied to a context specific to the writing center environment. However, writing tutoring through writing center consultations often focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the writer, which treats writing as an individual, isolated process rather than as a process interconnected with the experience of reading. Specific to the Fredrick Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors, whose mission statement explicitly relies on the crafting of confident and self-sufficient writers, special focus should be placed on the importance …
Writing In Motion: Using Kinetic Texts In The Writing Classroom, Larissa Babak
Writing In Motion: Using Kinetic Texts In The Writing Classroom, Larissa Babak
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No abstract provided.