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Explicit Content-Area Vocabulary Instruction For English Learners: Impacts With Reading Comprehension, Catherine Ruthe Terrell
Explicit Content-Area Vocabulary Instruction For English Learners: Impacts With Reading Comprehension, Catherine Ruthe Terrell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine impacts of explicit content-area vocabulary instruction on reading comprehension. Effective instructional strategies include multiple texts at students' instructional levels, highly qualified teachers, daily explicit vocabulary instruction combined with student's application of instruction and evolution of instruction as student's reading achievement increases.
A Handbook For Using Creative Drama And Readers Theatre Concepts To Better Prepare Second Graders For The California Standards Test In English Language Arts, Pilar Alvarez
Theses Digitization Project
The proposed project provides early literacy intervention that will put attending second graders at an advantage in the future while taking their yearly English Language Arts (ELA) California Standards Tests (CSTS). More importantly it could improve its participants knowledge of English Language Arts content standards. The program described in this handbook uses creative drama and readers theatre concepts that have been shown to enhance second grade students' ability to recognize and understand words, comprehend texts, think critically, and express their ideas in writing.
Classroom Self-Regulation And Variations In Cardiovascular Activity Predict Reading Achievement, Derek Raymond Becker
Classroom Self-Regulation And Variations In Cardiovascular Activity Predict Reading Achievement, Derek Raymond Becker
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis investigates if variations in cardiovascular reactivity measured during an attention eliciting stressor improved the prediction of a child's total reading achievement scores, above that accounted for by classroom self-regulation.
Motivating Readers Through Policies And Classroom Practices, Christi Lynn Worthington
Motivating Readers Through Policies And Classroom Practices, Christi Lynn Worthington
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project examined the role of motivation on literacy, through a specific method of teaching called Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). The CORI program is designed to encourage reading motivation and comprehension through thematic teaching strategies designed around science concepts.
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.
Increasing Comprehension Strategies Through Reciprocal Teaching, Kathlyn Garcia Benosa
Increasing Comprehension Strategies Through Reciprocal Teaching, Kathlyn Garcia Benosa
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the study was twofold. First, it describes two research-based instructional strategies that have been effective in increasing reading comprehension (reciprocal teaching and using readers' response journals). Second, a quasi-experimental research design was created to determine the educational impact of these two strategies on the reading comprehension levels of elementary-aged English Language Learners (ELLs). The data was collected from a low socioeconomic elementary school, specifically looking at a second grade classroom. The classroom demographic included eighteen students, ten of which were English Language Learners. Both informal and formal assessments were used to determine growth across time. The overall …
Use Of Read Alouds To Increase Reading Comprehension, Heather Cynthia Williams
Use Of Read Alouds To Increase Reading Comprehension, Heather Cynthia Williams
Theses Digitization Project
There is a shift from learning to read towards reading to learn beginning in the fourth grade. This project focuses on the use of read alouds to teach concepts such as inference, generalization, and drawing conclusions to increase reading comprehension in fourth graders.
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Theses Digitization Project
In response to the federal legislation No Child Left Behind, schools across the country implemented required reading programs for classroom instruction. Open Court's Reading program meets this criterion for many schools. The text in Open Court Reading for grades two and three was evaluated for science and social science content standards that would be supportive of environmental education. Supplemental lessons from Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, and Project WET were identified.
Co-Teaching And Reciprocal Teaching For English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading, Pei-Ying Chou
Co-Teaching And Reciprocal Teaching For English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading, Pei-Ying Chou
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to help promote elementary English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) students' reading comprehension. The project investigates the co-teaching model and its implementation in the Taiwanese English class. Curriculum and lesson plans are included.
Teaching Character Education In Primary Grades Using Multicultural Children's Story Books, Gilbert Mwangi Muraguri
Teaching Character Education In Primary Grades Using Multicultural Children's Story Books, Gilbert Mwangi Muraguri
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this curriculum project is to offer K-3 regular education and 4-8 Special Education teachers ideas and activities for integrating character education into their regular curriculum. The whole group activities, games, art ideas, and more will help the teacher teach character education in a fun way and help students learn how to be caring and productive citizens.
A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas
A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas
Theses Digitization Project
A descriptive study was conducted using a modified approach to Guided Reading and Mini-Shared Reading to improve the reading comprehension levels of bilingual second graders in their second language, English.
Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo
Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Comprehending Through Metacognition: A Teacher Resource Guide For Grades Four Through High School, Peggy Sue Becker
Comprehending Through Metacognition: A Teacher Resource Guide For Grades Four Through High School, Peggy Sue Becker
Theses Digitization Project
The project section is divided into two parts. Part one contains lesson plans that focus on the process of comprehending and part two contains lesson plans that focus on the product of comprehension. Both parts provide the reader with valuable strategies that address the needs of struggline readers in reading comprehension.
Literacy Learning Centers In A Second Grade Classroom, Tammy Ann Hermann
Literacy Learning Centers In A Second Grade Classroom, Tammy Ann Hermann
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Readers Theatre: Part Of The Elementary Reading Program, Caren Ann Toruño
Readers Theatre: Part Of The Elementary Reading Program, Caren Ann Toruño
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
The Book Look Nook: An Informational System Literature Search Program, David Roy Karlquist
The Book Look Nook: An Informational System Literature Search Program, David Roy Karlquist
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Reading And Writing Reciprocity Through Literature-Based Thematic Cycles, Karen Diane Lyon
Reading And Writing Reciprocity Through Literature-Based Thematic Cycles, Karen Diane Lyon
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Curriculum Design In Creative Writing, Lola De Julio De Maci
Curriculum Design In Creative Writing, Lola De Julio De Maci
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Parents Supporting Literacy At Home K-6, Jennifer Miller Lara
Parents Supporting Literacy At Home K-6, Jennifer Miller Lara
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Using Literature To Teach First Graders To Read And Write, Melanie May Polston
Using Literature To Teach First Graders To Read And Write, Melanie May Polston
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
An Integrated, Thematic, Literature-Based Unit For Middle School, Lisa Marie Waner
An Integrated, Thematic, Literature-Based Unit For Middle School, Lisa Marie Waner
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Reading Aloud: Shaping Reading Attitudes, Teresa Lynn Davis Robinson
Reading Aloud: Shaping Reading Attitudes, Teresa Lynn Davis Robinson
Theses Digitization Project
Aliteracy (ability to read without willingness to do so)--Reading motivation.
Integrating Literature And Illustration In Seventh And Eighth Grade Language Arts Curriculum, Signe A. Buckley
Integrating Literature And Illustration In Seventh And Eighth Grade Language Arts Curriculum, Signe A. Buckley
Theses Digitization Project
Transitional theory of teaching reading -- Ezra Jack Keats -- Artistic elements of color, shape, and pattern -- Use of collage in creation of picture storybooks.
Science And Literature: An Integrated Model, Lisbeth S. Prows
Science And Literature: An Integrated Model, Lisbeth S. Prows
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Multicultural Literature Based Reading Program, Brenda Naimah Sudan
Multicultural Literature Based Reading Program, Brenda Naimah Sudan
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Enabling Special Needs Students To Succeed Through Whole Language Strategies, Patricia E. Moran
Enabling Special Needs Students To Succeed Through Whole Language Strategies, Patricia E. Moran
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
A Cooperative Approach To A Literature Based Reading Program, Bonnie A. Congdon
A Cooperative Approach To A Literature Based Reading Program, Bonnie A. Congdon
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Reading To Children: Core Literature Units For Kindergarten And First Grade, Susan S. Abel
Reading To Children: Core Literature Units For Kindergarten And First Grade, Susan S. Abel
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.