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Teaching Styles Developed For Resisting Institutionalized Cultural And Socioeconomic Stereotypes Of Mexican Americans, Rissely Parra, Micah Kwallek

Research on Capitol Hill

In the United States, we have produced and institutionalized unreliable educational practices that limit the potential for Mexican American students K-12.

Factual examples presented in the films Walkout (2006) by Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver (1988) by Ramón Menéndez, Spare Parts (2015) by Sean McNamara, and Niki Caro’s McFarland, USA (2015). These films show the undeniable need for teachers willing to stand alone and go against the societal expectations placed upon Mexican American students.

Our research suggests that stereotypes have restricted and diminished the potential for Mexican American students.

The research details to what effect teachers and administrators negatively …

Speak And Sketch: Improving Academic Retention In Students With Language-Related Learning Disabilities, R. J. Risueño

Research on Capitol Hill

Note-taking can be a powerful learning tool for students. Effective note taking asks students to condense information for recall and then expand ideas back into paraphrased full sentences to use in presentations and essays. However, note-taking is hard for students with learning disabilities.

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are educational specialists who can help. This case study is a follow-up to a larger Speak and Sketch treatment study. Students were taught three learning strategies: pictography, written notes, and verbal (or whisper) rehearsal of their own spoken, well-formed sentences.

Research Question: Will the Speak and Sketch treatment improve students’ notes, presentations, written reports, …