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Thunder Rock: The Play, And Enriching The High School Curriculum, Jason William Bayless
Thunder Rock: The Play, And Enriching The High School Curriculum, Jason William Bayless
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis is a position paper developing an argument for the advancement of the play Thunder Rock, by Robert Ardrey, into consideration for the California Reading List for Public High Schools. To support the validity of the argument the thesis explores three key elements: the content of the play itself; connections to the California Content Standards for California Public Schools; as well as related instructional methods appropriate to the task of teaching the play. The goal is to develop in this thesis not only an argument for the inclusion of Thunder Rock into the California Reading List, but also create …
Creating A Student-Centered Learning Community In The College Reading Classroom By Incorporating Web-Based Technology, Michael James Shefchik
Creating A Student-Centered Learning Community In The College Reading Classroom By Incorporating Web-Based Technology, Michael James Shefchik
Theses Digitization Project
This project investigated the problem of how to enable a student-centered environment in reading instruction through effectively incorporating meaningful web-based technology into the community college reading curriculum. Three multimedia strategies were tested to promote individual and collaborative meaning making: ePortfolios, eJournals, and the Class Know-It-All. The success of these strategies was measured against that of a previous course with identical materials and resources with the exception of multimedia integration.
Three Key Factors That Influence Reading Comprehension, Denise Michelle Cates-Darnell
Three Key Factors That Influence Reading Comprehension, Denise Michelle Cates-Darnell
Theses Digitization Project
This study explores the factors that influence the ways in which intermediate students learn comprehension strategies. A substantial scholarship offers evidence of the success of three factors: the teacher, Support structures, and the efficacy of the specific comprehension strategies taught.
Student Storytelling: A Strategy For Developing Oral Literacy In The Intermediate Grades, Rita E. Mccarthy
Student Storytelling: A Strategy For Developing Oral Literacy In The Intermediate Grades, Rita E. Mccarthy
Theses Digitization Project
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Comparison Of Quiet And Outgoing Language Minority Students Through Journal Writing, Paula Riley Garcia
Comparison Of Quiet And Outgoing Language Minority Students Through Journal Writing, Paula Riley Garcia
Theses Digitization Project
Outgoing students have the advantage over quiet students in oral class participation. Our problem was to determine whether this relationship was the same in the medium of writing by studying differences in quantity and quality of writing between a quiet and an outgoing group.
Integrating Literature And Illustration In Seventh And Eighth Grade Language Arts Curriculum, Signe A. Buckley
Integrating Literature And Illustration In Seventh And Eighth Grade Language Arts Curriculum, Signe A. Buckley
Theses Digitization Project
Transitional theory of teaching reading -- Ezra Jack Keats -- Artistic elements of color, shape, and pattern -- Use of collage in creation of picture storybooks.