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Blended Learning Showing Gains, Jessica Lynn Becker
Blended Learning Showing Gains, Jessica Lynn Becker
Graduate Teacher Education
In light of what is known about how children learn and the use of technology in society, blended learning is proving to be an effective teaching strategy to improve student academic achievement. Blended learning is a combination of digital technology with face-to-face direct instruction. The purpose of blended learning instruction is to combine the benefits of face-to-face direct instruction with the personalization and collaboration of digital technology. Blended learning comes in many different models that meet the many needs of teachers and school districts. It has succeeded in improving student academic achievement in different subject areas by allowing students to …
Social And Emotional Development To Foster Academic Growth In English Language Learning Preschoolers, Donna Mangone
Social And Emotional Development To Foster Academic Growth In English Language Learning Preschoolers, Donna Mangone
Graduate Teacher Education
The fastest growing population of students entering preschool classrooms are English language learners (Winsler et al., 2014). Not only is the population of English language learners growing (Winsler et al., 2014), but there is a steady increase in the academic achievement gap. Further, the growth of ELL students corresponds with the gap. Related to both is social and emotional development. Social and emotional skills provide the apparatus for all learning. The early childhood educator is well-versed in teaching these skills. Therefore, an early childhood educator teaching social and emotional development to English language learners provides opportunities to remedy the academic …
The Language Outcomes Of Hmong Dual-Language Immersion Program, Chao Vang
The Language Outcomes Of Hmong Dual-Language Immersion Program, Chao Vang
Doctorate in Education
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a K-12 Hmong dual-language immersion program on kindergarten through fifth-grade Hmong students’ academic performance in the category of reading Hmong and English. Moreover, the parents of those students were investigated concerning specific factors they used in choosing a dual-language immersion program for their child. Hmong bilingual students have different perspectives about their cultural identities, retaining the Hmong culture, and learning English when the Hmong language was used as the instructional language. It was also imperative to determine the most prevalent factor that parents consider when selecting a program with …
Dual Literacy Practices For Dual Language Learners, Darlys G. Garcia-Marty
Dual Literacy Practices For Dual Language Learners, Darlys G. Garcia-Marty
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
In early childhood academic settings, literacy practices play a crucial role in the development of emergent literacy skills. Many of the available practices for developing these foundational pre-reading skills are not often inclusive to second language learners. Educators who enter classrooms where dual language exposure is necessary to their curriculum are limited to the types of practices they can utilize to support the development of literacy in two languages. The purpose of this case study was to explore what literacy practices teachers could implement to improve dual literacy development in second language learners. The study began with a foundational understanding …