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English Language Learners’ Connection To School And English Through The Digital Storytelling Process, Megan J. Mcelfresh
English Language Learners’ Connection To School And English Through The Digital Storytelling Process, Megan J. Mcelfresh
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Thanks to the developing technology of digital storytelling, English Language Learner teachers at Maple Elementary may have a potential answer to help 2nd grade students with their growth in English and connection to school. The questions that guided this inquiry into digital storytelling in the ELL classroom were the following: Are there particular benefits to ELLs in digital storytelling? Do ELL students see connections through the digital storytelling process to their growth as a writer and role in the school community? Research has previously shown the success of ELL students is strongly linked to the instruction they receive and sense …