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Read Alouds for a Class of Diverse Learners
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-10-14)
This paper explores the different modifications of a read aloud that are appropriate for diverse learners. Information about a typical read aloud has been analyzed to find which modifications are necessary to include all ...
Critical Thinking in Response to Digital Literacies
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-09-15)
ELL Capstone Portfolio: Yue Wu, Spring 2018
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04-14)
This Capstone English Language Learners Portfolio demonstrates my theoretical understandings, professional knowledge and practices in the area of teaching English as a second language during my studies at Peabody College, ...
Interactive High School Geometry to Increase Family Involvement
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-22)
By the time students reach high school, many parents do not feel equipped to assist their children with homework. However, research shows that even through high school parent involvement in homework can lead to positive ...
Project Strong: Empowerment through Health Education for Elementary-school Girls in a Pakistani Public School
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03)
For my capstone experience, I designed a project-based learning (PBL) unit for implementation as an after-school enrichment program in an urban, low-income girls’ public school in Karachi, Pakistan, specifically, Government ...
M@ny Write W@ys 2 Write! Multi-Genre Writing Prompts to Improve Writing for Secondary Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
This paper reviews and synthesizes the relevant literature of the Writing Workshop (Clippard & Nicalse, 2009; Calkins, 1994), genre theory (Bahktin, 1979), and the efficacy of teaching multi-genre writing (Chapman, 1999; ...
Implementing a Workshop Approach to Literacy as a Means of Building Motivation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Decreasing levels of motivation in students to read and write throughout elementary school is
many teachers face. This challenge is especially pertinent due to the evidence found within the
field of literacy education ...
Making Adaptations to the Daily 5 Literacy Program to Meet the Needs of Beginning English Language Learners
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
The Daily 5 is an instructional framework designed to organize the literacy block in early elementary classrooms. The model is grounded entirely in research-based practices for early literacy instruction, and has been ...
Interactive Read-Alouds and Cross-Curricular Learning: Bridging an Implementation Gap in Today’s Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-13)
Despite the multitude of benefits, interactive read-alouds are being implemented less frequently and without best practices due to the current state of education, in which time and data are overpowering teachers’ ability ...
Picturing Critical Literacy: Using Picture Books and Critical Literacy to Promote Social Action in the Middle School Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-06-15)