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Diagnostic System And Method For Phonological Awareness, Phonological Processing, And Reading Skill Testing, Janet Marie Wasowicz,, Arthur C. Maerlender
Diagnostic System And Method For Phonological Awareness, Phonological Processing, And Reading Skill Testing, Janet Marie Wasowicz,, Arthur C. Maerlender
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
A diagnostic system and method for evaluating one or more phonological awareness, phonological processing and reading skills of an individual to detect phonological awareness, phonological processing and reading skill deficiencies in the individual so that the risk of developing a reading deficiency is reduced and existing reading deficiencies are remediated. The system may use graphical games to test the individual’s ability in a plurality of different phonological awareness, phonological processing and reading skills. The system may use speech recognition technology to interact with the tests.
Nefdc Exchange, Volume 12, Number 2, Fall 2001, New England Faculty Development Consortium
Nefdc Exchange, Volume 12, Number 2, Fall 2001, New England Faculty Development Consortium
NEFDC Exchange
Contents
Message from the President - Jeff Halprin, Nichols College
Teaching Through Disaster - Matt Ouellett, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
From the Editor - Sue Barrett, Boston College
Connecticut College Responds to September 11 - Michael Reder, Connecticut College
Annual NEFDC Fall 2001 Conference; theme: Higher Education After Technology: Faculty Work In a Wired World; keynote speaker: Randy Bass, Georgetown University; Friday, November 16th, 2001, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
Spirit of Teaching - Bill Searle, Asnuntuck Community College
The Hope Photographs -Sue Barrett, Boston College
Board of Directors
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 3, Fall 2001
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 3, Fall 2001
The National Honors Report
Cover Story
"Highlights" by Rosalie Otero ... 1 From Conference Planner, Rosalie Otero, about the upcoming conference, "Fields of Discovery." Otero says, "[o]ur conference offers fields of discovery to participants in the conference. Honors Programs are sites where we discover new academic fields, explore links between them, and stimulate field-based leaming .... Chicago's diverse ethnic neighborhoods, museums, public art, education and research facilities, and business enterprises invite many fields of exploration that have bearing on honors education." Conference at a Glance by Rosalie Otero … 2
A Special Invitation
1. "2001 NCHC Conference Session on Honors Advising" by Bob Spurrier …
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 2, Summer 2001
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 2, Summer 2001
The National Honors Report
COVER STORY
"Growing More Than Corn" by Daniel Abben, Lynn Cunningham, Shauna Duffy, Julie Kretzmer, Jason McLaughlin, Mary Beth Pistulka, Katy Rose Resnick, Alexa Spencer & Emily Wolf ... 1 Nine honors students from Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa in required two-semester honors colloquium create their own website about multiculturalism and diversity in Iowa. With Katherine "Katie" Fischer, instructor. The philosophy and process (and its many zigs and zags) behind it. Website based on students' individual research topics, which include Orthodox Hasidic Jews in Postville, IA; women's role in Catholic church; militia groups; and minorities in honors programs. Presented at the …
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 1, Spring 2001
The National Honors Report Vol. Xxii, No. 1, Spring 2001
The National Honors Report
Cover Story
"NCHC Stepping Stones: Imagination, Ideas, Discovery" by Joan Digby …1 In her presidential address, Joan Digby, whose conference was titled "The World of Imagination," has always been interested in the creative process. For Digby, honors education is life-long learning, a honing of skills made possible by honors that allow us to march through those open fields of discovery.
Teaching
1. "Design Your Own Space Mission" by Carol Browning …4 Browning, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, describes an honors section of a science research for non-majors. A good example of using faculty resources to share …
The National Collegiate Honors Council Vol. Xxi, No. 4, Winter 2001 Classics, Ii
The National Collegiate Honors Council Vol. Xxi, No. 4, Winter 2001 Classics, Ii
The National Honors Report
1. "Issues in Honors” by Robert C. Angel… 1 Reprinted from The Superior Student Vol. 3, No.4 (May/June 1960): 18-24. A 1960's presentation which raises concerns faced now, forty years later: admission, enrichment or acceleration, for example. Angell poses questions, makes suggestions based on his experience but always puts forth an alternative point of view for consideration. A thoughtful presentation. For newcomers to honors as well as faculty and directors in established programs.
2. "[T]he ICSS 1959” by Joseph W. Cohen… 6 Reprinted from The Superior Student Vol. 2, No.6 (October 1959): 3-5. From an opening address by one ofthe …
Classroom Asessment: Guidelines For Success, Thomas A. Angelo
Classroom Asessment: Guidelines For Success, Thomas A. Angelo
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
This essay defines and gives examples of Classroom Assessment and Classroom Research and provides guidelines for faculty based upon 15 years of research and practice.
Integrating Learning Strategies Into Teaching, Terry Doyle
Integrating Learning Strategies Into Teaching, Terry Doyle
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Students often lack the strategies needed to effectively learn course content. Integrating the teaching of “learning how to learn” strategies into course content is the best way for students to be successful.
Teaching In Action: Multicultural Education As The Highest Form Of Understanding, Christine A. Stanley
Teaching In Action: Multicultural Education As The Highest Form Of Understanding, Christine A. Stanley
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
To enhance the multicultural understanding of students, this essay offers conceptions and suggestions relating to course and curricular change. We can indeed all practice multicultural teaching!
Cooperative Learning: May The Circle Be Unbroken, Barbara J. Millis
Cooperative Learning: May The Circle Be Unbroken, Barbara J. Millis
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Fueled by new discoveries in cognitive development and the thrust toward active learning in general, cooperative learning in higher education is now widely accepted and widely practiced.
Academic Service-Learning: Myths, Challenges, And Recommendations, Jeffrey Howard
Academic Service-Learning: Myths, Challenges, And Recommendations, Jeffrey Howard
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
This essay reviews the essential elements of curriculum-based service-learning – meaningful community service, enhanced student learning, and preparation for democratic citizenship – as well as myths, challenges, and recommendations associated with this pedagogy.
Exploring Student Expectations, Janet Gail Donald, James Wilkinson
Exploring Student Expectations, Janet Gail Donald, James Wilkinson
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
What do professors need to know about students to empower them as learners? We explore the dimensions of understanding students in terms of their goals, roles and the way they spend their time.
Teaching With Hospitality, John B. Bennett
Teaching With Hospitality, John B. Bennett
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Fortunately, hospitality is practiced more than it is preached. A cardinal academic virtue, hospitality is essential in the classroom as well as in relationships with colleagues. This essay looks at why this is so.
Emotion Inthe Classroom, Edward Vela
Emotion Inthe Classroom, Edward Vela
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Theories of cognition give little attention to the role of emotion. Nevertheless, affect is intimately involved in learning. As educators we must understand emotional aspects of the learning environment.