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Western News, August 22, 1991, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Behm to head computing, communication services, Contract awarded to demolish Walwood interior, McElroy named to position in institutional advancement, Vander Lende joins Fetzer staff

Summer Commencement [Program], August 2, 1991, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Western News, July 25, 1991, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board to meet Friday, July 26, Enrollment increases 5 percent, Krawutschke elected to board, Two selected for Academic Leadership Academy

Western News, July 11, 1991, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Grant to support study of entrepreneurs, Haenicke issues letter discussing budget situation, Academic personnel action approved by board, Grants already surpass last year's total, Trustees table tuition hike; OK other measures, Dominguez directs program for migrant students

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1991, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Comprehension Strategies Of Two Deaf Readers, Sue Livingston

Publications and Research

Strategies for reading comprehension used by two deaf college students as they discussed assigned readings with their teacher and classmates are here shown in examples categorized, tallied, and compared. Both were active users of strategies, and their pattern of strategy use was similar: interpreting, questioning, paraphrasing, and integrating were the strategies most used. The student reader who preferred expressing and receiving English-like sign manifested a higher proportion of inaccurate interpretations and paraphrases than did the student reader who preferred receiving and expressing American Sign Language (ASL), primarily because the former was unfamiliar with written linguistic cues and conventions of narrative …

Effect Of Developmental Spelling Level On Spelling Achievement, Karen Finn Edwin

Theses

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study was to compare the developmental levels of spelling in first and second graders with measured performance in the classroom over a period of ten weeks.

It was the hypotheses of t his study that children in first and second grade who were functioning at pre-Phonetic stages of spelling abiIity would have difficulty passing weekly classroom spelling tests . A second hypothesis was that students who were developmentally at higher levels would be able to achieve better on weekly spelIing tests.

Procedures

In this study the spelling achievement of thirty-six first graders …

Western News, June 20, 1991, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Cain and Doubleday selected to receive Distinguished Service Awards, Committee recommends computer consolidation, Bowman to coordinate professional development,

An Investigation Of English Spelling Problems Of Arabic-Speaking Students, Deborah Georgette Keim

Dissertations and Theses

In this two-part study, English spelling errors of Arabic speaking students are investigated. Specifically, an empirical study is done to document and investigate exactly what kinds of English spelling errors Arabic-speaking students actually make. Then these data are analyzed and spelling error patterns are discovered. Next, a study is done to determine if the presence of spelling errors in written work has a significant negative effect on readers' evaluations of this writing.

June 7, 1991 Report, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Setting On Japanese Esl Students' Interaction Patterns, Noriko Yamamoto

Dissertations and Theses

Japanese ESL students are often evaluated negatively by their teachers because of their quiet verbal behavior in the classroom; yet, this study suggests that such silence may be situation specific. The purpose of this study is to describe characteristics of eight Japanese ESL students' production and interaction by comparing with those of four non-Japanese students, across three settings: teacher-fronted, group work, and NS-NNS conversation.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 36, No. 41 (1991-06-05), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Developing Language Through A Musical Program And Its Effect On The Reading Achievement Of Spanish Speaking Migrant Children, Dora Dominguez

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a language development program that uses music as a medium of instruction on the reading achievement of Spanish speaking migrant children. Fifty-one preschool aged subjects from a Title I (Michigan Department of Education, 1987) Summer Migrant Education Program participated in the study.

The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. They were provided oral language instruction to help them acquire the language of the basal readers. In other words, the vocabulary and language patterns found in a basal reading program were built into the daily language lessons. In the …

Nova University Graduate Education Modules (Gem) Master's And Educational Specialist Degrees And Graduate Courses In Education 1991–1992, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Utilizing The Whole Language Approach To Literacy As A Foundation For Developmentally Appropriate Practice In The Primary Grades., Evangeline Nicholas

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a model program that through the administering of staff development Inservice workshops (allowing for feedback and support services), assists teachers in utilizing developmentally appropriate practices in the primary grades. The Inservice workshops were designed to facilitate the development of optimum team work strategies through and examination of the interests and performance styles of the teacher and teacher aide. The improved teamwork allowed the teacher and teacher aide to create and maintain enriched child-oriented classrooms.

The model shown a sequential plan for increasing parent-child story-telling and story reading interactions. The plan included workshops for parents, parent-child activities, and …

May 3, 1991 Report, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Students' Perceptions Of Native And Non-Native English Speaking Graduate Teaching Assistants (Gtas), Florence Louise Ouzts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations