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Does word work really work? Investigating the effects of word work vs. traditional spelling instruction during guided reading
(2011-12-17)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of word study instruction as opposed to traditional spelling instruction on students' reading abilities during guided reading. The participants consisted of three-second ...
Effectiveness of Words Their Way(TM) as an instructional intervention tool for building reading comprehension in English language learners through word study
(2013-05-15)
Meeting the ever-changing and diverse needs of students in today's classroom is essential to a teacher. No Child Left Behind Act has brought to the forefront the large discrepancies amongst the subgroups of today's students ...
To what degree will learning to use context clues impact students' reading comprehension scores?
(2011-12-22)
Teachers of English Learners (EL) are continually looking for ways to improve their students' reading comprehension. This action research focuses on improving learners' English reading comprehension by teaching students ...
Extensive reading conjoined with writing activities as an effective component of English as a second/foreign language programs
(2010-03-12)
In this paper, I will try to show how ER in a second and foreign language has become
a useful and motivating way of language teaching. I will first argue that reading as a L2/FL
and ER are effective ways of fluent reading. ...
Effects of creating a news broadcast on the prosody of four students with developmental disabilities
(2010-05-04)
The goal of this study was to examine what effect creating a news broadcast would have on the prosody of two students diagnosed with autism and two students diagnosed with Down syndrome. Students produced seven news ...
What are the benefits of using questioning to scaffold critical thinking skills in literacy in the kindergarten classroom?
(2013-05-06)
The purpose of this action research study is to examine ways to teach, model, guide and scaffold critical thinking mainly through questioning, so that all levels of learners can be immersed and engaged in meaningful, ...
Effective multisensory multimedia model for engaging literacy instruction in first grade
(2013-04-25)
This action research project was undertaken to determine if a multisensory, multimodal approach to comprehensive reading instruction would be effective, as well as engaging, for students in a coeducational, public, first ...
Pre-literacy 12-24 months: what behaviors demonstrate engagement and what strategies support increased engagement?
(2012-08-29)
When adults indulge in a good book, it is because it captures his or her interest in some shape or form. The same is true for 12-24 month-olds. A book may capture the interest of a child for a particular reason. When this ...