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Movement And Action: Action-Based Learning In The Classroom, Jordan Nguyen
Movement And Action: Action-Based Learning In The Classroom, Jordan Nguyen
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this literature review is to explain what action-based learning is, how does action-based-learning fit within the classroom, and what are the effects it has on English Language learners and students who are placed in academic support programs in the classroom. The hope of this literature review is to gain more knowledge about what is action-based learning and to gain insight on how educators can effectively implement action-based learning within their classrooms. After analyzing the literature on this topic, the results of the analysis determined the effectiveness of action-based learning within the classroom on English Language Learners and …
The Impact Student Behavior Has On Learning, Ashton J. Kirkpatrick
The Impact Student Behavior Has On Learning, Ashton J. Kirkpatrick
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research project was conducted to determine if a child’s behavior can affect their learning, especially in the area of early literacy. Information from FAST Bridge and the documentation from the “Check In/Check Out” process was used to determine if certain students using this process struggled in the area of literacy. After analyzing the data, it was determined that this certain student that was followed did struggle in the area of literacy and showed signs of emotional and social concerns alongside their behaviors. After the “Check In/Check Out process was implemented, the student showed academic growth according to the …
Impacts Of Parental Involvement On Early Literacy Skills, Sara Harlan
Impacts Of Parental Involvement On Early Literacy Skills, Sara Harlan
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was conducted to identify a correlation in high literacy skills with parental involvement and support. Baseline data was gathered from kindergarten student's winter FAST screener scores. Parental involvement began by sending homework for my students to work on with an adult in their home. A spreadsheet was kept tracking which students returned their parent signature sheet weekly and which students did not. All students were progress monitored on letter sounds weekly. The spring FAST screener data was then used to gather ending data. Growth was compared from the winter to spring data with the amount of parental …
Effective Reading Strategies That Increase Reading Fluency, Tina Kurimski
Effective Reading Strategies That Increase Reading Fluency, Tina Kurimski
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Research states that a student’s reading fluency has a direct correlation to their reading comprehension. This literature review investigates the most effective reading strategies that increase a student’s reading fluency rate. The research explores strategies such as repeated readings, modeling and scaffolding, preteaching key words in text, and silent reading. This literature review will bestow peer reviewed, scholarly journals to research the most effective reading strategies to increase student’s reading fluency rate. The results of the various studies throughout this paper determined that repeated reading strategies that incorporate scaffolded repetitive readings of a text, such as FORI (Fluency Oriented Reading …
Impact Of Parental Involvement On Literacy Skills In Early Childhood, Megan Stutzel
Impact Of Parental Involvement On Literacy Skills In Early Childhood, Megan Stutzel
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
What impact does parental involvement have on literacy development in early childhood education? This literature review focuses on parental involvement in early childhood. It focuses on the impact between parental involvement and the success of children on literacy skills. There are also many strategies that have been researched that can help educators get parents involved in their child’s education that will increase success for the child in the area of reading. It focuses on the important of students learning foundational literacy skills at a young age in order to ensure success later on in school. This literature review answers the …
Vocabulary Development In Preschool English Language Learners, Annie Van Der Zwaag
Vocabulary Development In Preschool English Language Learners, Annie Van Der Zwaag
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this actions research project was to determine what the impact of using pictures when teaching vocabulary would have on preschool English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants were four and five-year-olds in a public preschool. Quantitative data was taken using Creative Curriculum GOLD to collect observations. Two checkpoints were used for this research. The fall checkpoint was collected in October. The winter checkpoint was collected in February. Students were shown pictures of new vocabulary words from a story along with pictures in the book. The results of this study suggest that there was a small amount of growth in …