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Half-Day And Full-Day Kindergarten: Key Factors That Make A Difference In The Reading Achievement Of Struggling Readers Receiving Literacy Intervention, Kari Elaine Pawl
Half-Day And Full-Day Kindergarten: Key Factors That Make A Difference In The Reading Achievement Of Struggling Readers Receiving Literacy Intervention, Kari Elaine Pawl
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The purpose of the study was to gain insights on key factors that make a difference in the reading achievement of students attending full-day and half-day kindergarten programs. More specifically, the focus was on investigating the impact that literacy instruction in full-day and half-day kindergarten had on the literacy achievement of struggling readers receiving literacy intervention. This important focus led to the question which guided this research: To what extent is students' early literacy success impacted by instruction or extended schooling? In this study, quantitative methods were used to establish the individual achievement gains of kindergarten students receiving literacy intervention …
Culturally Responsive Teaching: An Investigation Of Effective Practices For African American Learners, Antonia L. Hill
Culturally Responsive Teaching: An Investigation Of Effective Practices For African American Learners, Antonia L. Hill
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Diversity increasingly characterizes the population of the United States. As the number of African Americans, Latina/os, and Asian populations increase, there will be drastic implications for teaching and learning in classrooms where students of color dominate. The purpose of this mixed methodological study was to examine the characteristics, practices and frequency of use of fifty -two strategies employed by two teachers in a predominately African American urban public school to determine their impact on student learning and engagement. The fifty-two effective and culturally responsive strategies used in this study were created by Dr. Johnnie McKinley, Professor in Educational Psychology at …