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Full-Text Articles in Language and Literacy Education

Teacher Orthographic Knowledge, Mary L. Leslie May 2026

Teacher Orthographic Knowledge, Mary L. Leslie

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

When reading is no longer taught as a separate subject, adolescent students with weak reading skills have limited opportunities to catch up to their peers and are unlikely to improve without targeted support (Wigfield et al., 2008). This descriptive case study intended to increase teacher knowledge by presenting a professional development intervention focused on orthographic knowledge using effective professional development components. This study was conducted with six teachers of adolescent students (4th-8th) from a private preparatory school. Analysis found that teachers increased their understanding of the role orthography plays in the reading process and increased their …


The Influence Of Family Literacy Playgroups On Early Childhood Development And Parent Efficacy In Hispanic Families: A Qualitative Phenomenological Case Study, Karen R. Loper Jul 2025

The Influence Of Family Literacy Playgroups On Early Childhood Development And Parent Efficacy In Hispanic Families: A Qualitative Phenomenological Case Study, Karen R. Loper

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

This qualitative phenomenological case study is focused on the engagement of Hispanic children between 18 and 36 months of age and their parents in a family literacy program. Participation in a family literacy program was associated with changes in the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children, as well as the self-efficacy of their parents in parenting skills. Grounded in the social theories of Vygotsky, Bandura, and Bronfenbrenner, this study relates the importance of language acquisition, literacy skills, and self-efficacy to a community setting where conversation is encouraged and reading engagement is modeled. The Hispanic population is underrepresented in the …


Cultivating Community: A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Community Literacy Practices In The Secondary Ela Classroom, Anna Heilers Mar 2025

Cultivating Community: A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Community Literacy Practices In The Secondary Ela Classroom, Anna Heilers

Undergraduate Theses

Past research on the relationship between community literacy and schooling has emphasized how educators can use community-based prior knowledge to teach students the privileged literacies associated with academia. Some researchers have discussed the potential for university-community partnerships that are mutually beneficial, but few have explored possibilities for change in the high school setting. Utilizing 24 survey responses and 2 interviews, this study sought to answer the following questions: Do high school class experiences have any impact on students’ community literacies? If they do, do they support or hinder their growth? I analyzed data using a combination of correlational analysis, axial …


Is It Really Possible To Change Things?, Elisa Sokoli Sep 2024

Is It Really Possible To Change Things?, Elisa Sokoli

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Minors Access To Gender-Affirming Medical Care, Kae Schmidt Sep 2024

Minors Access To Gender-Affirming Medical Care, Kae Schmidt

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Lucky Catch, Brooklyn Goodwin Sep 2024

Lucky Catch, Brooklyn Goodwin

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


What’S The Deal With Academia?, Becca Adkins Sep 2024

What’S The Deal With Academia?, Becca Adkins

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Conservation In Woodford County Parks, Elijah Martin Sep 2024

Conservation In Woodford County Parks, Elijah Martin

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Keb Editorial Board Aug 2024

Front Matter, Keb Editorial Board

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


The Importance Of Keeping Hobbies, Becca Adkins Aug 2024

The Importance Of Keeping Hobbies, Becca Adkins

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, Keb Editorial Board Aug 2024

Full Issue, Keb Editorial Board

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Parker Hannifan Purpose In Action Project, Gavin Barrows Aug 2024

Parker Hannifan Purpose In Action Project, Gavin Barrows

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Time And Time Again, Hannah Mcguffin Aug 2024

Time And Time Again, Hannah Mcguffin

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Anti-Homeless Architecture, Jonah Savage Aug 2024

Anti-Homeless Architecture, Jonah Savage

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Legalization Of Physician Assisted Suicide, Emilia Clemons Aug 2024

Legalization Of Physician Assisted Suicide, Emilia Clemons

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


The Athlete From A Small Town, Dontrell Mason Aug 2024

The Athlete From A Small Town, Dontrell Mason

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Wondering The World, Reesiann Hendricks Aug 2024

Wondering The World, Reesiann Hendricks

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Cereal Or No Cereal, Harley Taylor Aug 2024

Cereal Or No Cereal, Harley Taylor

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Love’S Game, Jade Zornes Aug 2024

Love’S Game, Jade Zornes

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Challenged Gender Norms Surrounding The Vietnam War As Portrayed In Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Mehek Gupta Aug 2024

Challenged Gender Norms Surrounding The Vietnam War As Portrayed In Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Mehek Gupta

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Blurring Gender Norms In Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Helen Le Aug 2024

Blurring Gender Norms In Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Helen Le

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


On Being “Illegal”, Gokul Achaththekoot Aug 2024

On Being “Illegal”, Gokul Achaththekoot

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Controversy With Standardized Testing, Meili Caldwell Aug 2024

Controversy With Standardized Testing, Meili Caldwell

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


This Will Be The Day That I Die, Emma Hyman Aug 2024

This Will Be The Day That I Die, Emma Hyman

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Strike!, Nathaniel Ice Aug 2024

Strike!, Nathaniel Ice

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


I See You Already Made Up Your Mind, Katelynn Mrusak Aug 2024

I See You Already Made Up Your Mind, Katelynn Mrusak

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Spring Sonnet, Madeline Hoefflin Aug 2024

Spring Sonnet, Madeline Hoefflin

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Inclusive Sexual Education In United States’ Public Schools, Ella Diehl Aug 2024

Inclusive Sexual Education In United States’ Public Schools, Ella Diehl

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Gerrymandering, Redistricting, And State Legislatures, John Rutherford Aug 2024

Gerrymandering, Redistricting, And State Legislatures, John Rutherford

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.


0:00, Isabella Howard Aug 2024

0:00, Isabella Howard

Kentucky English Bulletin

No abstract provided.