Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: A Review And Development Of Literacy Curriculum Serving Individuals With Signifcant Disabilities Who Use Augmentative And Alternative Communication,
2020
Bethel University
Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: A Review And Development Of Literacy Curriculum Serving Individuals With Signifcant Disabilities Who Use Augmentative And Alternative Communication, Sydne Victorine Springman
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This literature review and application investigates instructional approaches used to teach literacy to students with significant disabilities who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It reviews the current instructional strategies used for students with significant disabilities, instructional strategies used with developmentally similar students, and language-based literacy strategies that support AAC participation. The review guided the development of a Comprehensive Literacy Curriculum for students with significant disabilities who use AAC that outlines emergent instructional strategies to build foundational literacy skills necessary for independent reading and writing. A curriculum needs clear definitions of the purpose informing the instruction, explicit directions for instructional …
Research-Based Methods That Decrease And Prevent Childhood Obesity In The School Environment,
2020
Bethel University
Research-Based Methods That Decrease And Prevent Childhood Obesity In The School Environment, Erica Anne Stark
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Childhood obesity is a growing trend that shows no signs of slowing. Society has turned to the schools to provide programming to help alleviate this growing problem without considering the constraints schools face when implementing interventions. Many programs have been implemented to decrease the body mass index in students, but the data suggests that most have been unsuccessful. Many different factors play a role in creating healthy lifestyle habits in children including counseling and psychology programs, the overall school-health environment, health instruction, physical education, food service, health promotion programs for staff, health services, and integrated programs within the community (Khan …
A Literature Review Supporting Trauma-Informed Decision Making In Schools,
2020
Bethel University
A Literature Review Supporting Trauma-Informed Decision Making In Schools, Cassandra M. Theisen
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
A growing awareness shows that repeated exposure to childhood trauma is widespread and affects children’s emotional, physical, and cognitive development. The damage can be life-long. It is necessary for school systems to advocate for students through understanding trauma-informed strategies and interventions. A review of available literature investigated the impact of trauma on children’s physical and mental health, behavior, and academic outcomes in school settings. Research found that trauma largely impacts children’s cognitive functioning, increases likelihood of mental health diagnoses, and reduces student engagement. The synthesis of current research indicates that when trauma-informed programs are implemented in school settings student engagement …
A Review Of The Impact Of School Disciplinary Practices On Student Outcomes,
2020
Bethel University
A Review Of The Impact Of School Disciplinary Practices On Student Outcomes, Stephanie Thun
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The literature review sought to determine the impact of traditional discipline and alternative behavioral interventions on student outcomes. The research showed that certain student populations including Blacks, males, students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and students with special education status were suspended most often. Exclusionary discipline was connected to lower academic outcomes, higher drop-out rates, and increased likelihood of suspension. Successful use of alternative interventions suggested that students need to be taught new behavior skills in order to learn them. Finding show that traditional discipline is not able to improve student outcomes. They also show that alternative interventions need …
A Review Of Social Skills Intervention For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder,
2020
Bethel University
A Review Of Social Skills Intervention For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Angela M. Walters
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a disability that impacts on in 54 children in the United States (CDC, 2020b). Children with ASD exhibit delays in communication, behaviors, and social skills. This paper examines a variety of published interventions that are available to support the social skills of students with ASD. Intervention types include music, technology, parents, and support for paraprofessionals. Many of the studies focused on preschool and elementary-aged children that, included a few older students. Significant costs were associated with them and all studies reported at least a small improvement in …
Improving Co-Teachers’ Relationship: How Teaching Experience Affects Perceptions Of Teamwork,
2020
Saint John's University, Jamaica New York
Improving Co-Teachers’ Relationship: How Teaching Experience Affects Perceptions Of Teamwork, Asher Samuel
Theses and Dissertations
Co-teaching is an instructional strategy wherein two teachers, a general education teacher and a special education teacher, share instructional responsibilities in a general education class that includes students with disabilities (SWDs) (Friend, 2010). Co-teaching has emerged as a strategy for ensuring that SWDs are taught to the general education curriculum while receiving specially designed instruction within the least restrictive environment (LRE) appropriate to their needs. One of the most important components of co-teaching is the relationship between the two teachers (Kohler-Evans, 2006), which has been described as a professional marriage (Friend, 2010). However, there is limited information on the factors …
Connection Between Tutoring Format Type And Reading Scores Of Elementary Aged Children,
2020
Eastern Kentucky University
Connection Between Tutoring Format Type And Reading Scores Of Elementary Aged Children, Emma T. Moates, Theresa M. Nowak, Jonathan S. Gore
Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship
Extant research shows that response to intervention (RTI) individual and small group interventions increase children’s reading skills; however, little information is available that investigates whether the type of intervention format makes a difference in learning to read. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten class (ECLS-K) database was used to identify third-grade children who received individual, small group, or combined individual and small group tutoring, to increase their reading skills. The current study compared reading scores associated with each intervention type to determine which reading intervention format was most beneficial. The results from this study showed that children receiving small group …
Heritage Language Maintenance: Research Review And Reflection Of One Family Case,
2020
Progressive Advisory Service Institute (PASI), Singapore
Heritage Language Maintenance: Research Review And Reflection Of One Family Case, Josiah Chan
ECTESOL Review
Heritage Language maintenance provides learner tangible benefits in academic achievement, language acquisition, and career opportunity. Intangibly, it enhances the learner’s self-esteem and cultural identity. The case here reflects the Mandarin Chinese learning experience of three children who were born in the United States of a migrant family from Hong Kong where the Cantonese Chinese dialect language is more predominant. The learning effort was complicated by the parents’ native Cantonese Chinese dialect. The parents and children strived to balance the learning dynamics between Mandarin and Cantonese. The results of the study indicate that successful heritage language maintenance can be achieved with …
Syntactic Accidents In The Spontaneous Speech Of English And Armenian Speakers,
2020
Yerevan State Brusov University and Moscow State University, Yerevan
Syntactic Accidents In The Spontaneous Speech Of English And Armenian Speakers, Karen Velyan
ECTESOL Review
Fragmented syntax or a break of the flow of surface syntax is well known to be an indispensable part of spontaneous spoken language. Interruptions in the flow of speech may be triggered by pragmatic reasons, changes in syntactic planning and performance errors, which results in syntactic fragments. Syntactic accidents may take different forms in the actual flow of speech. This study presents a cross-linguistic comparative analysis of the cases of syntax in the speech of low socioeconomic status speakers of English and Armenian. Based on data from informal interviews with native speakers, the analysis presents a variety of syntactic accidents, …
The Reflective Approach To Teaching Culture Within The Efl Classroom,
2020
State Pedagogical University “Ion Creangă”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
The Reflective Approach To Teaching Culture Within The Efl Classroom, Lucia Schiopu
ECTESOL Review
This article examines the reflective approach in the teaching of culture in the EFL classroom, which is not just a mere gathering of information, but is the creation and construction of discourses that break or maintain cultural stereotypes. This is also an approach where meaning is constructed that is shaped by the quality and depth of cultural sensitivity and awareness. Teaching and learning a culture reflectively does not necessarily mean that the learner is taught to behave in accordance with specific social norms but to introduce an acceptable and appropriate conduct for the use of language in terms of intelligibility, …
Teaming For Transition: Interprofessional Collaboration,
2020
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Teaming For Transition: Interprofessional Collaboration, Megan Sturdivant, Emily Thompson, Sam Skelton, Rebecca Mallory
2020 Honors Symposium
The transition from youth to young adult for individuals with severe disabilities is difficult, provides few opportunities for employment, and offers less of a chance to connect with friends and engage with people. This research presents ways that speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school counselors, and special educators can collaborate to create a successful transition process for individuals with severe disabilities.
From The Editor,
2020
University of South Alabama
Prism Intro Student's Book With Online Workbook Listening And Speaking, And Reading And Writing,
2020
University of South Alabama
Prism Intro Student's Book With Online Workbook Listening And Speaking, And Reading And Writing, Robert Leier, Laureen Fregeau
ECTESOL Review
Prism Intro books use American English along with international and American topics to teach reading, writing, listening and speaking in English. Videos and American college life sections keep student interest.
Student-Directed Esol Family Literacy Program Design,
2020
University of South Alabama
Student-Directed Esol Family Literacy Program Design, Laureen Fregeau, Robert D. Leier
ECTESOL Review
ESOL Family Literacy programs for Hispanic immigrants have proliferated over past decades to serve the increasing population of ELs needing services. Several factors can disrupt or prevent participation in ESOL Family Literacy programs designed to enhance the academic success of Latin American adult and child immigrants. This qualitative case study set in the Deep South examined a student-directed design process to gain understanding of what would constitute an ideal program for the participating ELs, their families and their community. Emergent categories identified areas of design importance including site locations, time and frequency of class scheduling, curricular design, instructional materials, instructor …
The Benefits Of Implementing Cognitively-Demanding And Context-Embedded Language Translation In The El Classroom,
2020
The American College of Education
The Benefits Of Implementing Cognitively-Demanding And Context-Embedded Language Translation In The El Classroom, Timothy Rodriquez
ECTESOL Review
The role of the first language in English Learner (EL) programs has been a historically controversial one. In addition, how the first language should be used is not without controversy. This article examines the role of translation in the EL classroom and how teachers should employ it. One approach, concurrent translation, may be considered to be cognitively-undemanding and context-reduced. The author argues that purposeful translation should be cognitively-demanding and context-embedded.
Poverty, According To Gorski,
2020
Montana State University-Bozeman
Poverty, According To Gorski, Kristyna M. Rudio
The Montana English Journal
In this poem, "Poverty, According to Gorski", the main points of Paul Gorski's book Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap (Second Edition) are outlined. The poem discusses and summarizes topics heavily researched by Gorski such as meritocracy, equality, equity, equity literacy, ideologies, and strategies to help classroom teachers, administrators, and leaders in literacy help to break down barriers for students and families experiencing poverty.
How Parents, Teachers, Psychologists, And Educational Environments Influence Developmental Transitions Of Preadolescent Twice-Exceptional Students,
2020
University of Denver
How Parents, Teachers, Psychologists, And Educational Environments Influence Developmental Transitions Of Preadolescent Twice-Exceptional Students, Karen B. Arnstein
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this collective case study was to examine the perceived developmental transitions of preadolescent, twice-exceptional students to understand both the supports and barriers from the perspective of parents, teachers, and psychologists. The case for this study, located in a western U.S. state, was a private school educating twice-exceptional students. The research questions guiding the study included the following: How do parents perceive growth in both academic and psychosocial development? How do educators perceive growth in both academic and psychosocial development? What are the supports that promote successful developmental transitions? What are the barriers that inhibit successful developmental transitions? …
Living The Dream: Building Self-Determination To Improve Postsecondary Outcomes,
2020
University of Denver
Living The Dream: Building Self-Determination To Improve Postsecondary Outcomes, Pete Gladstone
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Despite recent federal legislation outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization of 2004 that mandates effective postsecondary transition planning for all students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), students with intellectual disability (ID) continue to experience inequitable postsecondary outcomes, particularly in the areas of postsecondary education (PSE), employment, and independent living (Lipscomb et al., 2017). It has been established that one effective method for improving those outcomes is to develop students’ self-determination abilities, and there is near unanimous agreement within the education community that doing so should be a primary objective during the transition process (Izzo & Lamb, …
A Guide To Navigating Cpse: From Beginning To Kindergarten,
2020
Bank Street College of Education
A Guide To Navigating Cpse: From Beginning To Kindergarten, Katherine Salinas
Graduate Student Independent Studies
In this guide parents will find a step by step walkthrough of what is to follow after meeting with a teacher to discuss the Early Inventory Screening (ESI-R).
Qualitative Case Review Of A Male With Down Syndrome,
2020
Western Kentucky University
Qualitative Case Review Of A Male With Down Syndrome, Mary Josephine Hoyer
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States. In the United States, about one of every 700 babies is diagnosed with Down syndrome. The purpose of this study was to assess pre-existing data on a 13-year-old male with a diagnosis of Down syndrome to contribute to research on this chromosomal abnormality. The individual received speech and language related services at Western Kentucky University beginning in 2007. Through analysis of previously collected data, the researcher created a qualitative case review that identified the progress of an individual with Down syndrome and emphasized what attributed to his progress. …
