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Turning To One Another: Using Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking And Thinking To Transform Teacher And Student Learning, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Workshop presented at the Indiana Middle Level Educators Association Conference, Franklin, IN, October 4, 2010.
An Examination Of Reading Assignments In The Secondary Classroom, Rachel Elizabeth Leer
An Examination Of Reading Assignments In The Secondary Classroom, Rachel Elizabeth Leer
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this research study is to examine reading assignments given in the secondary classroom of a rural secondary school. The intention is to analyze student readiness to handle complex text found in post-secondary education and/or the workforce, based on current reading trends within the school. The research questions guiding this study focus on the average amount of reading students are expected to complete in a week, what strategic support is being provided to students to enhance comprehension of text, the methodology behind how teachers select both reading assignments and reading strategies, and finally the methodology behind how teachers …
The Effects Of Interaction On Adolescent Reading Motivation, Greg A. Hoetker
The Effects Of Interaction On Adolescent Reading Motivation, Greg A. Hoetker
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative study had two main purposes: One, to discover the nature of interactions that motivate adolescent students to read; and two, to follow how adolescents’ views of interaction and reading motivation evolve over time. The study’s research question was: What do student artifacts and interviews within both middle and high school contexts reveal about adolescents' perceptions of interactions with peers, teachers, and family and their motivation to read? The concept of interaction used within this study was based on a collaborative group-process learning context (Webb & Palincsar, 1996) and a social constructivist conceptualization of intrinsic motivation for literacy learning …
Kindergarten Assessments As A Predictor For A Student’S Need For Intervention, Victoria Ellen Weinketz Hoover
Kindergarten Assessments As A Predictor For A Student’S Need For Intervention, Victoria Ellen Weinketz Hoover
Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if the kindergarten assessment results from the three windows in reading, written communication, and mathematics were a valid predictor of a student’s need for intervention up until the conclusion of second grade. Reynolds (1992) suggested that a student’s overall school success is reflective of the approach taken early in kindergarten. With the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001), districts have set in place strategies to meet the standard of all students reading on grade level at the conclusion of the third grade. If districts are to rise to the …
Literacy As Praxis: The Recursive Cycle Of 21st Century Literacy Teaching, Susan Adams
Literacy As Praxis: The Recursive Cycle Of 21st Century Literacy Teaching, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Poster presented at the 21st Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, February 2010.
The Influence Of An Interactive Reading Program On Adolescent Students In Middle School, Bernadette L. Casey
The Influence Of An Interactive Reading Program On Adolescent Students In Middle School, Bernadette L. Casey
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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