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What Can We Learn From Adult Esl Students’ Responses To Children’S Literature?, Monique C. Stone 2019 University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus

What Can We Learn From Adult Esl Students’ Responses To Children’S Literature?, Monique C. Stone

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Some teachers face frequently changing populations of students, making it difficult to gain cultural knowledge that is important to support student learning. The aim of this study was to explore how adult language-learner students in intensive English programs (IEPs) respond to children’s picture books portraying their home countries or cultures. Reader response theory (Rosenblatt, 1995) and cultural scaffolding (Gay, 2002; i.e., the use of student culture to support student learning) are the initial frameworks upon which the study was developed. The study was qualitative in nature and driven by a desire for the researcher to gain more cultural knowledge about …


An Evaluation Of A Title One Elementary School's English For Speakers Of Other Languages Program, Kim L.P. Rigby 2019 National Louis University

An Evaluation Of A Title One Elementary School's English For Speakers Of Other Languages Program, Kim L.P. Rigby

Dissertations

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Enrolled at many public schools in the United States are students who primarily speak languages other than English and lack proficiency in the English language. These students are required to show language proficiency on end-of-year English-only state assessments. One public elementary school utilizes a support program to assist second language learners in acquiring a level of language skills necessary for proficiency on state assessments. My evaluation of this school’s program utilized mixed methods to determine the viability of support services provided to second language learners. The findings of my evaluation revealed some weaknesses within the provided services and indicated …


21cleo Research Team Introduces Early Work At Coabe, 21CLEO Research Team 2019 Portland State University

21cleo Research Team Introduces Early Work At Coabe, 21cleo Research Team

21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts

21CLEO Research Blog Post No.05


Self-Regulated Learning, Luda V. Vine 2019 Andrews University

Self-Regulated Learning, Luda V. Vine

Andrews University Teaching and Learning Conference

The literature on assessment indicates that one of the main outcomes of formative assessment is instilling self-regulation in learners. This presentation will briefly review the research findings on self-regulated learning and make suggestions on how educators can implement those findings in their daily practice to train their students to become self-regulated learners.


Parent And Teacher Perceptions About What Leads To Mastery In Reading At Classical Charter Schools In Texas, Brittany Kretz 2019 Concordia University - Portland

Parent And Teacher Perceptions About What Leads To Mastery In Reading At Classical Charter Schools In Texas, Brittany Kretz

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

Throughout the United States and in the State of Texas there are high percentages of students who are not reading at grade level. This study looked at the activities done at home by families of students who scored above grade level on the Third Grade Reading STAAR from classical charter schools. In this quantitative study, a survey was given to the parents of fourth-grade students and the teachers of elementary students. The families used in the study were from classical charter schools located in Texas. The literature review discusses the curriculum used in classical schools and how reading is taught. …


Graphic Novels In The Pedagogical Literacy Landscape: Perspepolis & "The Cannon", Nimisha Patel 2019 North Brunswick High School & Rutgers University

Graphic Novels In The Pedagogical Literacy Landscape: Perspepolis & "The Cannon", Nimisha Patel

New Jersey English Journal

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Education, Not Standardization: (What If High-Stakes Testing Were To Be Abolished?), Joseph S. Pizzo 2019 Black River Middle School, Chester, NJ; Centenary University; Union County College

Education, Not Standardization: (What If High-Stakes Testing Were To Be Abolished?), Joseph S. Pizzo

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


An Imaginary Party Sparks Academic Conversation, Lauren Zucker 2019 Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ

An Imaginary Party Sparks Academic Conversation, Lauren Zucker

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


21cleo Field Literature Review Process, 21CLEO Research Team 2019 Portland State University

21cleo Field Literature Review Process, 21cleo Research Team

21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts

The 21st Century Learning Ecosystems Opportunities (21 CLEO) project has embarked on a review of research that describes educational opportunities offered to frontline workers. Throughout the course of this review process, the project has been creating a list and description of the different types of opportunities offered. This field review will help us get a clearer picture of types of learning available and the range as well as their educational reach.


Back Cover, 2019 Montclair State University

Back Cover

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Winter, Patricia Bender 2019 New Jersey English Journal

Winter, Patricia Bender

New Jersey English Journal

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I Said Poetry, Sara deBeer 2019 Connecticut Storytelling Center

I Said Poetry, Sara Debeer

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


A Conversation About Overcoming Barriers To Using Social Justice In The Classroom Through Critical Literacy, Rebecca Maldonado, Allison Wynhoff Olsen 2019 Emerson High School

A Conversation About Overcoming Barriers To Using Social Justice In The Classroom Through Critical Literacy, Rebecca Maldonado, Allison Wynhoff Olsen

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Conflict On March 24th, Liz deBeer, 2018 NJCTE Spring Conference Attendees 2019 Brookdale Community College

Conflict On March 24th, Liz Debeer, 2018 Njcte Spring Conference Attendees

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Classroom Engagement: Practicing Nonpartisanship In A First-Year Writing Classroom, Maria Geiger 2019 University of the Arts

The Politics Of Classroom Engagement: Practicing Nonpartisanship In A First-Year Writing Classroom, Maria Geiger

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Choice Reading And The Intersection Of Literacy And Democracy, Scott Hebenstreit 2019 Glen Rock Middle School

Choice Reading And The Intersection Of Literacy And Democracy, Scott Hebenstreit

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Picture Books Teach Empathy And Much More, Sheryl Lain 2019 Bain School for Shan Anderson

Picture Books Teach Empathy And Much More, Sheryl Lain

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Teaching: From The Inside Out, Jeffrey Pflaum 2019 Tenafly High School

Teaching: From The Inside Out, Jeffrey Pflaum

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


About Relationships, Not Prerogatives: Editing The New Jersey English Journal, Julius Gottilla 2019 Union Catholic High School

About Relationships, Not Prerogatives: Editing The New Jersey English Journal, Julius Gottilla

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Beyond Getting It Done: Developing Literacy And Global Competencies, Maureen Connolly 2019 The College of New Jersey

Beyond Getting It Done: Developing Literacy And Global Competencies, Maureen Connolly

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


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