The purpose of this action research is to implement a six-week Social Emotional Learning (SEL) unit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The unit was delivered to 26 students, who are in first, second and third grade, also known ...

This study examined the effects of integrating kinesthetic activities in phonics instruction for students with specific learning disabilities in the area of reading- decoding. The purpose was to see what impact could be ...

This case study examined how conferring with a 3rd grade reader, one-on-one with a teacher, affected her self-efficacy. Baseline data was collected from the Reader Self-Perception Scale (RSPS) to identify a focus student. ...

At River City Elementary, I am implementing a new phonemic awareness curriculum in my classroom. In this study, I examine how implementing a new phonemic awareness curriculum in 4K affects engagement and phonemic awareness ...

As a teacher, we can help students understand who they are as a reader, but most importantly, foster an environment for students to develop a positive reading identity. A student with a positive reading identity is more ...

The amount of instructional time teachers have with students is very limited. Many students and families do not engage in literacy activities outside of the classroom environment. The purpose of this case study was to ...

This qualitative study examines how a kindergarten teacher uses invented spelling to model productive struggle in interactive writing lessons in order to improve student independence in writing unknown words during ...

Previous studies have examined the effects of different forms of sensory input on young learners’ cognition. This study is based on theoretical models of coding, information processing theory, and depth of processing theory. ...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the benefits that math manipulatives offer in Montessori and traditional environments in order to highlight the strengths of each setting and learn from each other. ...

Of the many educational theories that exist on how children learn, modeling is an important component in the classroom when children are given the chance to observe behaviors of the peers and adults in their environment. ...