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An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Proposition 227'S Implementation In The Inland Empire, Wesley George Musson
An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Proposition 227'S Implementation In The Inland Empire, Wesley George Musson
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not the implementation of Proposition 227 has been effective for advancing the English language acquisition needs of English Learners in the Inland Empire.
The Effect That An Intensive Literacy Program, Comprehension Early Literacy Learning (Cell) Has On English Language Learners' Reading Proficiency, Susana Puerta Ramos
The Effect That An Intensive Literacy Program, Comprehension Early Literacy Learning (Cell) Has On English Language Learners' Reading Proficiency, Susana Puerta Ramos
Theses Digitization Project
This research paper investigates the effectiveness of an intensive literacy program, Comprehensive Early Literacy Learning (CELL), to teach second language learners to read and write in English. Since this program provides numerous opportunities to practice the English language through literacy activities, the researcher believes it is a good method to teach English in its oral and written forms.
Using Asian-American (Korean) Literature In The Primary Classroom To Promote Identity And Cultural Awareness, Terri Soon-In Hong
Using Asian-American (Korean) Literature In The Primary Classroom To Promote Identity And Cultural Awareness, Terri Soon-In Hong
Theses Digitization Project
This project addresses the significance of facilitating positive bicultural identities for Asian-American children through the use of Asian-American (specifically Korean) literature in the classroom curriculum.
Using Food As A Content Domain In An English-As-A-Second-Language Program, Janna Edith Kaas
Using Food As A Content Domain In An English-As-A-Second-Language Program, Janna Edith Kaas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to propose project based learning by cooking food as a way of teaching English as a second language to elementary school children. In using foods, recipes, and cooking utensils, the students are using all their senses to help them understand the messages presented.
Academic Competence For Technical Reading In English As A Foreign Language, Mei-Fen Chen
Academic Competence For Technical Reading In English As A Foreign Language, Mei-Fen Chen
Theses Digitization Project
This project offers a strategy-based curriculum designed to increase academic competence in technical reading for Taiwanese students of English as a foreign language. Strategies include acquiring specialized vocabulary words, enhancing background knowledge, and increasing metacognitive awareness.
Has The Passage Of Proposition 227 Had An Effect On The Redesignation Rates Of English Language Learners In The Rialto Unified School District?, Moises Mauricio Merlos
Has The Passage Of Proposition 227 Had An Effect On The Redesignation Rates Of English Language Learners In The Rialto Unified School District?, Moises Mauricio Merlos
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop a study that would test whether the promise of students learning to speak English fluently in a shorter amount of time was met by Proposition 227.
Content-Based Whole-Language Instruction For Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Hyeyoung Cho
Content-Based Whole-Language Instruction For Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Hyeyoung Cho
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to propose content-based instruction as a way of teaching for English-as-a-foreign-language learners.
Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won
Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to examine interactive methodologies which provide effective EFL instruction and curricula that foster listening, speaking, and reading through the teaching of writing, peer review, and oral presentation skills.
After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen
After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen
Theses Digitization Project
This study reviews characteristics and needs of struggling readers from different age groups. It summarizes special needs characterizing english language learners in relation to reading remediation programs and compare such programs relative effectiveness for younger and older elementary students at various levels of English proficiency.
Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas
Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas
Theses Digitization Project
This study focuses on parental choice for student placement in Two-Way Immersion classes as optional bilingual education. Parents who have their children enrolled in a TWI program in Banning, California responded to a questionnaire and were interviewed about their decision. The analysis of the data indicates that parents value cultural diversity and second language acquisition.
Critical Dialogue: A Study Of Social Justice And Academic Language In Emergent Literacy, Anna Teresa Vãsquez
Critical Dialogue: A Study Of Social Justice And Academic Language In Emergent Literacy, Anna Teresa Vãsquez
Theses Digitization Project
This project documents the implementation of the Critical Dialogue Instructional Framework and analyzes the development of emergent writer's use of academic language functions .
Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody
Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody
Theses Digitization Project
Rapid growth in the use of technology and the need for education reform resulted in the need for educators to integrate technology and standards-based instruction into their daily lessons. The growing number of students whose first language is not English requires a diverse set of teaching strategies and assessments to provide these students with optimal opportunities for achieving high standards.
Using Technologies Of The Self To Stimulate Students' Intelligences In English As A Foreign Language Learning, Shao-Hung Chen
Using Technologies Of The Self To Stimulate Students' Intelligences In English As A Foreign Language Learning, Shao-Hung Chen
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this curriculum project is to provide an approach to enrich the process of teaching and learning. This project uses psychological tools to stimulate students' multiple intelligences and to encourage students to know how to manage their learning, so that learning English will no longer be boring; instead it will be creative and practical.
Critical Thinking About Crosscultural Differences Between Chinese And Americans In English Education In Taiwan, Chih-Liang Huang
Critical Thinking About Crosscultural Differences Between Chinese And Americans In English Education In Taiwan, Chih-Liang Huang
Theses Digitization Project
This project is designed to teach crosscultural differences in English education in Taiwan employing a strategy-based curriculum. By comparing crosscultural differences between Taiwan and American cultures, students will have a strong desire to learn English in order to know more about American culture.
Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez
Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez
Theses Digitization Project
This study proposes to examine the invented spelling patterns that Spanish speaking children create in their writing. Their writing samples were then transcribed and each word was categorized as either conventional or an invented spelling.
A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan
A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to help teachers create a motivation-enhancing literacy environment that increases students' reading ability, improves the understanding of written material, fosters a love of reading, and develops life-long learners.
Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza
Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza
Theses Digitization Project
English language learners need teachers who are knowledgeable about the children they are teaching and they must be willing to learn more about their students' cultures, backgrounds and languages in order to make their educational experience meaningful.
A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas
A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas
Theses Digitization Project
A descriptive study was conducted using a modified approach to Guided Reading and Mini-Shared Reading to improve the reading comprehension levels of bilingual second graders in their second language, English.
Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo
Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo
Theses Digitization Project
Adolescent immigrant English learners who enter U.S. schools at the secondary level are faced with challenges that distinguish their experience in second language acquisition from that of children and adults. Some of the challenges they face include limited time to acquire academic English proficiencey in reading and writing, difficulty in assimilating into English speaking American culture, and limited programs and services at the secondary level.
Instructors' Communicator Style In The College Classroom: Perceptions Of African American And European American Students, Angela Adair
Instructors' Communicator Style In The College Classroom: Perceptions Of African American And European American Students, Angela Adair
Theses Digitization Project
This project concerns instructors' perceived communicator style in the college classroom with African American and European American students.
Incorporating Intercultural Communication Instruction In Programs For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Selin Yildiz
Incorporating Intercultural Communication Instruction In Programs For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Selin Yildiz
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
A Comparison Of Academic Success In High School Spanish One Classes Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Surname Students, Joshua David Runyan
A Comparison Of Academic Success In High School Spanish One Classes Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Surname Students, Joshua David Runyan
Theses Digitization Project
This study attemps to discover whether there is a difference in the academic performance of Spanish surname students in high school Spanish 1 language classrooms over their non-Spanish surname counterparts.
Teamwork And Place-Based Curriculum And Instruction In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Mary Kay Bider
Teamwork And Place-Based Curriculum And Instruction In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Mary Kay Bider
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to apply the theories of John Dewey's experiential learning, providing the foundation of place-based curriculum incorporating community investigation, outdoor education, and project-based learning into an EFL curriculum.
Teaching The Reading/Writing Connection In The Diverse Community College Classroom, Claudia Eleanore Wissbeck-Kittel
Teaching The Reading/Writing Connection In The Diverse Community College Classroom, Claudia Eleanore Wissbeck-Kittel
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis argues that with the racial and ethnic diversity becoming more pronounced in the diverse disciplines of the two year college we are going to need to adapt a cultural studies pedagogy in the writing class.
Compiling A Checklist Guide For English Language Development Curricular Programs, Carrie Lynn Martin
Compiling A Checklist Guide For English Language Development Curricular Programs, Carrie Lynn Martin
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to create a curricular checklist guide that facilitates quality instruction for elementary level, grades K-6, second language learners.
The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
Theses Digitization Project
This project analyzes the progress of 20 first grade, Spanish speaking students through a weather science unit. The study observes how students respond to literacy and science learning events.
Teaching Artifacts: Teaching Art With A Cultural Lens, Marjorie Kirsten Allen-Masacek
Teaching Artifacts: Teaching Art With A Cultural Lens, Marjorie Kirsten Allen-Masacek
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Understanding And Using Multicultural Literature In The Primary Grades: A Guide For Teachers, Shirley Ann Williams
Understanding And Using Multicultural Literature In The Primary Grades: A Guide For Teachers, Shirley Ann Williams
Theses Digitization Project
Many studies have shown that an overwhelming number of classroom teachers are encountering increasing diversity issues in both the content of what they teach and among the students they are teaching The purpose of this project is to provide elementary teachers with a resource of multicultural literature that can be integrated into any curriculum, whether it is Language Arts, Social Studies, or story time.
An Effective Educational Development Curriculum For Mexican-American High School Students, Adam Castro
An Effective Educational Development Curriculum For Mexican-American High School Students, Adam Castro
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to design a year long course curriculum in educational development. The curriculum will serve the educational needs of many Mexican-American high school students who academically need it.