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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)This paper proposes a new middle school reading curriculum that is based loosely on Kist's (2000) new literacies classroom in which students and teachers explore different media to find the forms that allow them to think ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)This paper is a literature review designed to investigate the implementation of a product of Key Curriculum Press®, Geometer’s Sketchpad® (GSP). GSP, a dynamic software program, allows students to be able to explore by ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)With a growing number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in school in the United States, the educational needs of this population of students are being scrutinized. Though they are a diverse group, all ELLs bring their ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)This manual provides a brief literature review of the vocabulary needs of struggling readers and how to address them. The manual also provides ideas and activities for teaching vocabulary.
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Traditional research papers cannot stand as the lone measuring stick for how well students can present their knowledge and thoughts. Their very essence goes against much of what recent pedagogy says about teaching research ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Reading comprehension is defined by Vellutino (2003) as “the ability to obtain meaning from written text for some purpose” (p. 51). However, individual differences in knowledge, skills, and abilities affect a student’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Established within the context of adolescent literacy and its challenges, this review of literature presents the case for developing culturally responsive literacy instruction to meet the needs of African American adolescents. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Curriculum designers often put thought into student thinking, but teacher thinking is equally important to consider. Curriculum does not interact with students in a sterile environment, but depends upon the teacher’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Linear measurement is a complex concept. In order to become proficient in linear measurement one must understand and perform numerous components. The following lessons introduce primary students to linear measurement ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Educators have long contemplated how to best meet the individual needs of their students. The growing diversity of student ability, student background, and student interest in classrooms has led researchers and professionals ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)With a growing number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States, teachers must understand their specific needs and differences. However, once teachers have educated themselves, they must also become reflective ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)The number of students of color in urban and suburban areas continues to increase (Howard, 1999, Irvine 2003,). In 2001 forty percent of students enrolled in public schools were students of color (Irvine, 2003). In some ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Systematic phonics instruction is a very prominent discussion topic among teachers and researchers today. This type of instruction relies on teaching letter-sound correspondence and applying these relationships to beginning ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-07-13)The goal of this paper is to help teachers of secondary English Language Learners (ELLs) construct welcoming environments in diverse classrooms, which has been shown to contribute to the success of these students. This ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-10-01)My Capstone examines video games, literacy and struggling readers. It is based on my coursework in Digital Literacies, readings, fieldwork with SURGE, and a case study of a twelve-year-old boy with attention-deficit ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011)Book reports can many times be viewed in classrooms as a means to obtain a writing sample, a time-filler or just another “thing to do.” I believe that book reports that are uniquely and purposefully crafted can be powerful ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011)Character education is the intentional effort to develop core ethical and performance values that are widely affirmed across all cultures in young people (Character Education Partnership, 2010). Benefits of character ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011)This paper presents the idea of a “tool kit” that supplements curricula in an elementary school setting. It looks into what instructional strategies benefit ELL learners and how some of those same strategies can help ...