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Enhancing Reading Achievement Through Readers’ Theater And Art, Victoria Cunningham, Marcia Dosser, Edward J. Dwyer
Enhancing Reading Achievement Through Readers’ Theater And Art, Victoria Cunningham, Marcia Dosser, Edward J. Dwyer
ETSU Faculty Works
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Fostering Reading Fluency In The School Library, Linda Steele, Gina Podyin, Edward J. Dwyer
Fostering Reading Fluency In The School Library, Linda Steele, Gina Podyin, Edward J. Dwyer
ETSU Faculty Works
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Response To Intervention: Raising The Achievement Of Struggling Readers, Sarah Ellen Littmann
Response To Intervention: Raising The Achievement Of Struggling Readers, Sarah Ellen Littmann
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Two purposes guided this concurrent nested mixed methods research. It examined and described the processes followed and experiences had by the administrators, teachers, and specialists involved in designing and implementing a new Response to Intervention (RtI) model at an elementary and examined the effectiveness of the RtI model on raising achievement scores in reading after its first year of implementation.
Qualitative findings revealed two challenges encountered by district level personnel. First, administrators felt pressured to put RtI into effect quickly due to the needs of students in the district and new educational policies mandating immediate changes to long-standing practices. Second, …
Closer To The Heart: An Exploration Of Caring And Creative Visual Arts Classrooms, Juli B. Kramer
Closer To The Heart: An Exploration Of Caring And Creative Visual Arts Classrooms, Juli B. Kramer
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This study demonstrates how caring and creative secondary level visual arts classes facilitate the development of learning environments that enliven and expect the best of students; help them develop as autonomous and creative learners; provide them opportunities to care for others and the world around them; and keep them connected to their schools and education. It highlights how the intentions and operations of teachers impact student learning, creative risk taking, and interpersonal relations within and beyond the classroom. It also uncovers novel ways of thinking about arts education as a means to enhance positive individual and social development and vividly …