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Montessori Math Manipulatives and the Minnesota State Math Standards for Grade 2 Numbers and Operations: Alignment and Testing
(2016-06-04)
The Montessori methodology is becoming more prevalent in public elementary schools.
Within a public school, there are many standard requirements that need to be met for
students at each grade level. Today, many students ...
Read with me: investigating the effects that parent involvement has on a child's reading development through the use of take-home literacy folder
(2013-11-25)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness that parent involvement has on a
child?s sight word development with the use of take-home literacy folders. The participants
consisted of eight kindergarten ...
Risk and high school science: insight on student decisions about registering for advanced-level science classes
(2012-02-15)
The following study surveys students currently enrolled in advanced-level high
school science electives in an attempt to discover what motivates these students to take
such classes. Further, the study develops the argument ...
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 ...
Effects of choice on young children's reading engagement and stamina
(2013-12-10)
The purpose of this study is to examine how choice affects first grade students' reading engagement and stamina. CAFE (Boushey and Moser, 2009) strategies and the DAILY FIVE (Boushey and Moser, 2006) structure are used to ...
Wisconsin's mathematical financial literacy for adults: does it exist and is there a need?
(2012-09-12)
Financial literacy has been a hot topic in recent years. Wisconsin's Governor Jim Doyle implemented a council on this topic in 2005 in the efforts to help its citizens. Through this council, Wisconsin has helped support ...
Differentiated Spelling Instruction and the Impact on Student Spelling
(2017-11-14)
How does my students’ spelling proficiency change after I utilize differentiated spelling and
word work? This study looks at the effects using differentiated spelling instruction has on 13
students’ spelling. Students ...
Lexical Awareness and Pattern Grammar in the EFL Online Classroom: A Focus on Conversational Native-like Fluency for Upper-Intermediate Learners of English
(2017-11-14)
One of the most challenging aspects of teaching English as a foreign language is effective instruction of lexical items and their associated patterns in English grammar. As single units of meaning embodied in a multi-word ...
Enhancing reading scores with home-to-school connections
(2013-11-25)
The purpose of this study was to increase literacy scores through improving home to school connections. This was done by sending home literacy bags, which included language experience journals, reading calendars, "I Can ...
Impact of 1:1 iPads on teachers and teaching
(2014-09-12)
This study examined the effects of how 1:1 iPads (1 student to 1 iPad) impacted
preparation, delivery and feedback for teachers. In particular, this study investigated
delivery, efficiency, student engagement, ...