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Mothering And Literacies, Amanda Richey, Linda Evans Dec 2013

Mothering And Literacies, Amanda Richey, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

This collection explores the connections between mothering/motherhood and literacy as it is broadly defined. Literacy, in this case, encompasses reading/writing literacy as well as multimodal, new or digital, and contested multiliteracies that are socioculturally situated and contextually defined. Mothers are often the object of cultural and popular discourses on family literacy, as well as targets in international campaigns to increase literacy learning. There has been little scholarly attention paid to how mothers in diverse sociocultural contexts do literacy, or how literacies have been mediated or challenged by mothers and motherhood. By critically examining the connections between mothers and literacies, this …


Gains In Reading Comprehension And Attitudes Toward Reading Among Gifted And General Education Students In Title I Schools, Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick, Linda Evans, Susan Homan, John Ferron, Myriam Lindo, Chunhua Cao, Eun Kyeng Baek Mar 2013

Gains In Reading Comprehension And Attitudes Toward Reading Among Gifted And General Education Students In Title I Schools, Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick, Linda Evans, Susan Homan, John Ferron, Myriam Lindo, Chunhua Cao, Eun Kyeng Baek

Linda S. Evans

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a differentiated reading approach, the Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading (SEM-R) on reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading with heterogeneously-grouped grade four classes in urban Title I schools. The analyses were carried out in a multilevel modeling framework, so that the nesting of the students within schools could be taken into account. Findings indicate statistically different positive effects on both reading comprehension as assessed on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and attitudes toward reading as measured by the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS). Implications for research with Title I …


From Distance Education To Communities Of Inquiry: A Review Of Historical Developments, Aylin Tekiner Tolu, Linda Evans Dec 2012

From Distance Education To Communities Of Inquiry: A Review Of Historical Developments, Aylin Tekiner Tolu, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

The purpose of this chapter is to explain the role and place of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework within the history of distance education. The review of the history reveals two important factors for changes in distance education: the effect of leading learning theories of each era and technological advancements. Distance education has moved from a behavioristic, teacher–centered, correspondence study concept, first to an independent learning model, and then to the current student-centered, socio-constructivist and community-based online learning. In this latest era, the post-modernist age, the CoI framework provides online instructors with a functional framework for designing and teaching …


Is The Postcolonial Possible?: Shifting From Diversity Education To A Global-Local Framework In Teacher Education, Amanda Richey, Leena Her, Linda Evans Oct 2012

Is The Postcolonial Possible?: Shifting From Diversity Education To A Global-Local Framework In Teacher Education, Amanda Richey, Leena Her, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


The Incredible Advantage Of Bilingualism: What Teachers Need To Know About Students’ Native Language Proficiencies, Linda Evans Sep 2012

The Incredible Advantage Of Bilingualism: What Teachers Need To Know About Students’ Native Language Proficiencies, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Deconstructing Humpty Dumpty In The Academy: Culture Of Mentorship Versus Culture Of Caring, Linda Evans Apr 2012

Deconstructing Humpty Dumpty In The Academy: Culture Of Mentorship Versus Culture Of Caring, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Exploring The Linguistic And Cultural Impact Of An E-Mentoring Project, Debra Coffey, Karen Kuhel, Linda Evans Apr 2012

Exploring The Linguistic And Cultural Impact Of An E-Mentoring Project, Debra Coffey, Karen Kuhel, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is available.


Shattering Silos, Creating Connections: Redefining The Inner & Outer Worlds Of Women In Academia, April Munson, Anete Vásquez, Linda Evans, Kristin Hoyt Apr 2012

Shattering Silos, Creating Connections: Redefining The Inner & Outer Worlds Of Women In Academia, April Munson, Anete Vásquez, Linda Evans, Kristin Hoyt

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


The Incredible Advantage Of Bilingualism For Literacy Development: Why L1 Is So Important In L2 Reading And Writing, Linda Evans Jan 2012

The Incredible Advantage Of Bilingualism For Literacy Development: Why L1 Is So Important In L2 Reading And Writing, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Critical Role Of L1/L2 In Migrant Student Success: Stakeholders’ Voices, Linda Evans Jan 2012

Critical Role Of L1/L2 In Migrant Student Success: Stakeholders’ Voices, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Preservice Teachers’ Autobiographies: Insights Into Their Initial Understandings About Culture, Annmarie Gunn, Linda Evans, Susan Bennett Oct 2011

Preservice Teachers’ Autobiographies: Insights Into Their Initial Understandings About Culture, Annmarie Gunn, Linda Evans, Susan Bennett

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Factors In The Academic Achievement Of Migrant Students, Ann Cranston-Gingras, Linda Evans, Georgina Rivera-Singletary Apr 2011

Factors In The Academic Achievement Of Migrant Students, Ann Cranston-Gingras, Linda Evans, Georgina Rivera-Singletary

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Project Reach: Recognizing Extraordinary Accomplishments Of Children, Elizabeth Shaunessy, Linda Evans, Lauri Kirsch Mar 2011

Project Reach: Recognizing Extraordinary Accomplishments Of Children, Elizabeth Shaunessy, Linda Evans, Lauri Kirsch

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


An Investigation Of Factors In The Achievement Of Migrant Students: Voices Of Stakeholders, Linda Evans Oct 2010

An Investigation Of Factors In The Achievement Of Migrant Students: Voices Of Stakeholders, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Building And Sustaining New Immersion Programs, Linda Evans Sep 2010

Building And Sustaining New Immersion Programs, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Rethinking Literacy Instruction For English Language Learners, Linda Evans Dec 2009

Rethinking Literacy Instruction For English Language Learners, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is available at this time.


Professional And Personal Pathways To Teaching In Immersion Programs, Linda Evans Oct 2009

Professional And Personal Pathways To Teaching In Immersion Programs, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is available.


Closing The Achievement Gap For English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices, Linda Evans Aug 2009

Closing The Achievement Gap For English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


El Corazon De La Maestra/The Heart Of A Teacher: Costa Rican Women’S Journeys From Students To Teachers, Linda Evans Mar 2009

El Corazon De La Maestra/The Heart Of A Teacher: Costa Rican Women’S Journeys From Students To Teachers, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Cultivando Apoyo—Resources For New Dual Language Programs, Linda Evans, Jan Kucerik, Sylvia Amaya, Ashleigh Smith, Yadira Vega, Colleen Wapole Oct 2008

Cultivando Apoyo—Resources For New Dual Language Programs, Linda Evans, Jan Kucerik, Sylvia Amaya, Ashleigh Smith, Yadira Vega, Colleen Wapole

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Swimming Upstream: Advocating For Immersion Programs In New Settings, Linda Evans, Sylvia Amaya, Mildred Garcia, Jan Kucerik, Jaisree Mccormick, Ashleigh Smith, Yadira Vega, Colleen Walpole Oct 2008

Swimming Upstream: Advocating For Immersion Programs In New Settings, Linda Evans, Sylvia Amaya, Mildred Garcia, Jan Kucerik, Jaisree Mccormick, Ashleigh Smith, Yadira Vega, Colleen Walpole

Linda S. Evans

Two elementary schools in a district in Florida took two different pathways to immersion education: a) a two-way Spanish/English immersion program, and b) a Spanish immersion program for gifted students. Teachers, coordinators and university personnel share issues of program development, teacher and student identity, and continued advocacy in each setting.


Investigation Of An Intervention For Elementary Ell Struggling Readers, Susan Homan, James King, Linda Evans Apr 2008

Investigation Of An Intervention For Elementary Ell Struggling Readers, Susan Homan, James King, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Developing Successful Two-Way Immersion Programs: Six Principles For Success, Ester De Jong, Linda Evans Dec 2007

Developing Successful Two-Way Immersion Programs: Six Principles For Success, Ester De Jong, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Fostering Bilingualism & Biliteracy Through Project Brilla, Linda Evans Mar 2007

Fostering Bilingualism & Biliteracy Through Project Brilla, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Literacy And Technology For Learning English, Linda Evans Feb 2007

Literacy And Technology For Learning English, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Project Brilla: Fostering Mainstream Pre-Service Teachers’ Language Teaching & Learning Through Spanish Children’S Literature, Linda Evans, J. Harmon Jan 2007

Project Brilla: Fostering Mainstream Pre-Service Teachers’ Language Teaching & Learning Through Spanish Children’S Literature, Linda Evans, J. Harmon

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Learning To Read, Loving To Read: Making Connections For Migrant Students Through Innovative Practice, Linda Evans Nov 2006

Learning To Read, Loving To Read: Making Connections For Migrant Students Through Innovative Practice, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Florida Comprehensive Needs Assessment/Service Delivery Plan: Recommendations For Reading Achievement, Linda Evans Nov 2006

Florida Comprehensive Needs Assessment/Service Delivery Plan: Recommendations For Reading Achievement, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


¿Qué Pasa With Bilingualism In Florida?, Ester De Jong, Maria Coady, Linda Evans Feb 2006

¿Qué Pasa With Bilingualism In Florida?, Ester De Jong, Maria Coady, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.


Transforming Educator Preparation—1:1 In A Wireless Environment, Carine Feyten, Ann Cranston-Gingras, David Allsopp, Linda Evans, Melissa Venable Feb 2006

Transforming Educator Preparation—1:1 In A Wireless Environment, Carine Feyten, Ann Cranston-Gingras, David Allsopp, Linda Evans, Melissa Venable

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is currently available.