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Teachers' Perceptions Of English Language Learners And Reading Instruction, P. Pualani Jackson
Teachers' Perceptions Of English Language Learners And Reading Instruction, P. Pualani Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The growing population of English language learners (ELLs) in an urban school district in the southwest United States has maintained low achievement scores in the K-5 grades. Students who do not attain reading proficiency at least by the end of 3rd grade are at risk of continued academic failure through high school. Research shows that teachers' knowledge and preparedness to teach reading has an influence on student performance. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the readiness of mainstream classroom teachers to teach reading to ELLs. Guided by the sociocultural frameworks of Bruner and Vygotsky, this study explored …
Relationships Between Specific Health-Related Fitness Components And Standardized Academic Achievement Tests, Tona Wilson
Relationships Between Specific Health-Related Fitness Components And Standardized Academic Achievement Tests, Tona Wilson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In an attempt to meet monetary-driven mandates to improve student achievement test scores, administrators are replacing physical education activities with subject matter classes in many American schools. This practice negates the positive contributions of physical activity to academic performance and student fitness. Guided by self-efficacy theory, this study assessed the impact of optimal versus minimal physical fitness state on student academic achievement. The study sample included 5,416 9th grade students from the same school district who completed a minimum of 5 of the 6 components of the FITNESSGRAM tests, and who also completed the math and English language arts (ELA) …