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Elementary Content Teacher Perceptions Regarding Their Ell Instructional Practices, Collier Wesley Owens
Elementary Content Teacher Perceptions Regarding Their Ell Instructional Practices, Collier Wesley Owens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Instructional practices of elementary content teachers of English language learners (ELLs) and their alignment with improved ELL academic performance need to be explored. The purpose of this case study was to explore the instructional practices of elementary teachers of ELLs and how those practices are perceived by the teachers to be aligned with improved ELL academic performance. The study is grounded in Ladson-Billings’ theory of culturally relevant pedagogy which holds that student academic achievement and cultural identity should be affirmed. The research questions focused on exploring instructional practices used by teachers to support ELL learning and the teachers’ perceptions regarding …
Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Reading And Mathematics In Inclusion Classrooms, Cherise Tabano Wesley
Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Reading And Mathematics In Inclusion Classrooms, Cherise Tabano Wesley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandated that students with disabilities be educated with their nondisabled peers in the least restrictive environment. In a large urban district elementary school in the U.S. southwest inclusion classrooms were created to address this mandate. The problem for this study was that 3rd to 5th grade general education teachers at this school struggled to teach reading and mathematics to students with special needs in inclusion classrooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) elementary general education teachers' perceptions about teaching reading mathematics to students using special education services in inclusion classrooms …