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The Vocabulary Manual: A Research to Practice Guide for Teachers who work with Kindergarten - Second Grade Students
(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.
Examining School-Linked Social Services: A Qualitative Study of Kentucky's Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) Youth Services Centers (YSC)
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-04)
POW! BAM! SHAZAM!: Teaching with Graphic Novels
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
Tusculum College's Block Calendar System: Analysis of the Impact of the Block Calendar System on Retention of First-Year Tusculum College Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03)
Analysis of the Strategic Initiatives for the Block at Tusculum College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-05)
Learning to Learn: Using Self-Regulation Strategies to Improve the Academic Habits of High School Students with Learning Disabilities
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-05)
In this capstone paper, I explore the difficulties students with LD and ADHD have in utilizing metacognitive strategies while learning. To help in this area, I look specifically at self-regulation, a concept closely connected ...
Increasing Reading Motivation Through Successful Experiences: Helping English Language Learners Be Successful Readers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03)
Increasing Reading Motivation Through Successful Experiences: Helping English Language Learners Be Successful Readers
Anastasia Erickson
Vanderbilt University
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a ...
How to use Service-Learning to Enrich the Secondary School Social Studies Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
Service-learning is increasingly being used in schools to enrich curriculum and provide students with new ways of thinking and linking what the learn in the classroom with life and issues outside the school. While it is a ...
Encounters with Words: Vocabulary Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-04-27)
Vocabulary instruction is an important aspect of reading comprehension in literature as well as the other content areas. Students need more than dictionary skills to be effective in figuring out the meaning of words. ...
Using Students' Native Languages in the Classroom: Rationale and Strategies for Monolingual Teachers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
The number of English Language Learners in American public schools is increasing every year, yet these students are not achieving academic or English proficiency as measured by standardized assessments. Researchers have ...