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Implementing Schema-Based Instruction In The Elementary Classroom (Project), Claire B. Lim
Implementing Schema-Based Instruction In The Elementary Classroom (Project), Claire B. Lim
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Solving mathematical word problems is an ongoing problem for students with both reading and math learning disabilities (Powell, 2011). As more and more students with learning disabilities are included in the general education classroom, teachers must differentiate instruction to benefit all learners. The current strategies emphasized in textbooks are misleading and too general for students who struggle (Jitendra, 2008). Schema-based instruction is an alternative problem solving strategy, which requires students to identify the underlying structure (schema) which each word problem belongs, to translate important information to a diagram, and then to solve the problem. This project uses cognitive theory as …
Reader’S Identity: How Identity And Literacy Can Work Together For Student Success In Middle School (Project), Tonya Kay Jesweak
Reader’S Identity: How Identity And Literacy Can Work Together For Student Success In Middle School (Project), Tonya Kay Jesweak
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Reading is an essential skill for life. When students come to classrooms without an identity as a reader, teachers must engage and motivate students to read and take on a reading identity. This is especially true for students who have special needs or struggling readers. As teachers, we need to be able to draw on the identity of our students to engage and motivate them to read. Teachers must look at the classroom environment and ensure it is conducive to creating a community of readers. Choice must be provided to students. Being able to choose what they read, will benefit …