Peabody College Teaching and Learning: Recent submissions
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)This capstone is based upon the idea that teachers can be effectively trained, especially to work in urban areas through student-teaching experiences. The aspects that contribute to meaningful and educational experiences ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)This essay addresses the matter of how to connect with and involve the parents and families of English Language Learners in their children’s literacy education at the early elementary level as well as why this topic deserves ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-03-01)The capstone contains three parts: teaching philosophy, the interpretation of TESOL standards, and application. Teaching philosophy concentrates on what I believe in second language teaching. I am convinced that new mode ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-05-07)Children learn to tell stories at home and in their communities. Culture influences narrative form and stories are often used as a “culture-preserving instrument” (Sapir, 1949). Thus, the stories they write as they enter ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-03-01)With the growing realization of the importance of introducing students to expository texts at a young age coupled with the motivational benefits for young students, there has been an “explosion” of informational trade ...
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Implementing Sustained Silent Reading to Produce Gains in Reading Achievement and Reading Attitude (Vanderbilt University. Peabody Collegehttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/, 2012-03-01)Sustained Silent Reading (SSR), an independent voluntary reading program, has been implemented in classrooms for over sixty years, however its effectiveness in improving reading achievement and reading attitude has been ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-05)Learning mathematics can sometimes be mundane and limited when it is taught solely through a textbook. In order to engage and reach more students, mathematics in the K-5 classroom can be supplemented with an approach through ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-02-29)This capstone project reveals my comprehensive understanding of ELL education in relation to the curriculum, teaching methods, assessment, the learner, and the learning context. The project consists of three parts: 1) ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-04)In the traditional middle school mathematics classroom, learning is viewed as a passive process in which students receive knowledge via the didactic instruction of the teacher. Learning is a social process, however, and ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-03)This paper examines the social development of children with mild developmental disabilities in inclusive preschools. Since the enactment of PL 94-142, also known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-09-15)
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(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 ...
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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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)Inequity in achievement and opportunities to learn mathematics among different subpopulations of students permeate every level of the United States education system: national, local, school, and even individual classrooms. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper looks at how literacy instruction can be embedded in authentic contexts in order to make the acquisition of reading and writing skills more meaningful. The push for authentic literacy experiences is supported ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This essay will explore the professional literature that provides the rationale for using children’s literature in an inquiry-based, primary science curriculum (preschool to grade three). My belief, based on the findings ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Racially diverse urban youths are struggling within the public school systems. This particular demographic of students consistently performs low on reading achievement tests throughout America. The problem lies with an ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-01)As America continues to be the culturally rich and diverse nation that it is, there is a tremendous need for schools to be well-equipped with the tools to recognize and support each student’s unique culture. All students’ ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-04-01)