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The Benefits Of A Reading Clinic, Shelby Grandt May 2018

The Benefits Of A Reading Clinic, Shelby Grandt

Celebration of Learning

For ten weeks, researched was conducted over the benefits of a reading clinic for elementary students and teacher candidates. The research and findings presented are specific to one first grader who is still learning to speak English and came to the clinic knowing how to read a limited number of words. Various literacy strategies were implemented and tested to determine their effectiveness and conclusions were drawn based upon student and teacher candidate growth.


2nd Grade Reading Research On Close Reading, Anna Dispensa May 2018

2nd Grade Reading Research On Close Reading, Anna Dispensa

Celebration of Learning

Through Augustana College's partnership with Longfellow Elementary School, I had the opportunity to engage in research regarding remedial reading strategies with second grade students. I investigated the effectiveness of close reading in the elementary school classroom. From my research, it was evident that close reading boosted comprehension as well as minimized the amount of visual errors that students made.


First Grade Literacy Study On Monitoring And Self-Correcting, Peyton Achs May 2018

First Grade Literacy Study On Monitoring And Self-Correcting, Peyton Achs

Celebration of Learning

Through Augustana's partnership with Longfellow, I had the opportunity to obtain a reading endorsement. A part of this process I worked with a group of first graders and helped develop their skills in monitoring and self-correcting as they read a text.