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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Balanced literacy"”.
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Teacher Beliefs On Balanced Literacy And Collective Efficacy In Kindergarten
… of this study was teacher beliefs about early literacy pedagogy. Research over the past 15 years had made significant strides in studying the complex relationships between teacher beliefs and practices (Fang, 2006). Teacher beliefs play an important role in teachers’ work (Biesta, Prestly, and …
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Moving To A District Balanced Literacy Program: A Change Leadership Plan
… school reform model Success For All (SFA) to a balanced literacy framework within Harmony District 841. The framework advocated for balanced literacy instruction that supported the integration of authentic reading and writing experiences, application of literacy strategies and skills, …
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A Descriptive Study on the Use of Balanced Literacy in First Grade Classrooms in Southwest Missouri
This descriptive study investigated the use of balanced literacy in first grade classrooms. A survey was designed by the researcher to examine how teachers incorporated the components of balanced literacy in their classrooms. The subjects of the study consisted of first grade teachers from fourteen …
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Balanced Literacy Activities In Ontario Jk - Grade 8 Comprehensive Literacy Classrooms: Examining Self-Reported Frequency Of Classroom Activities
<p>Balanced Literacy Activities in Ontario JK – Grade 8 </p> <p>Comprehensive Literacy Classrooms: </p> <p>Examining Self-Reported Frequency of Classroom Activities</p> <p>By</p> <p>Elizabeth Louise Pearsall</p> <p>August 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. G. Oglan</p> <p>Major: Reading, Language & …
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Performance-Based Assessment within a Balanced Literacy Framework: An Analysis of Teacher Perceptions and Implementation in Elementary Classrooms
… assessment strategies within an all encompassing balanced literacy framework for instruction. Participants were surveyed on their use of performance-based assessment strategies, and both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. This study draws on the research regarding the dichotomy that …
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Experienced and Novice Teachers' Perceptions of Their Satisfaction Regarding the Implementation of a Balanced Literacy Program in Grades K--2
… positive perception regarding the effects of the literacy program on their instructional practice and student learning. Specific recommendations for the specific program, as well as recommendations for other school districts wanting to implement such a literacy program are provided.
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The effect of the physical classroom environment on literacy outcomes : how 3rd grade teachers use the physical classroom to implement a balanced literacy curriculum
… classroom environment as they implement a balanced literacy program in order to improve their students' literacy outcomes. Teachers' perceptions of the classroom environment with regard to literacy were explored, as were the ways in which they used the classroom to support implementing the …
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Sustaining balance: What, why, and how early career literacy teachers utilize sources of information when planning for small guided reading group instruction within a balanced literacy approach
As soon as they start their career, early career literacy teachers (ECLTs) must assume all teaching responsibilities and handle just as many responsibilities as their higher-paid colleagues. However, these individuals lack the years of experience and contextual knowledge as their peers. Previous …
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Good to Great: A Case Study of an African American Literacy Coordinator’s Role in Transitioning a School From Dependence on a Scripted Reading Program to Balanced Literacy
… of race on the implementation process as a Literacy Coordinator transitioned an elementary school from Open Court to balanced literacy. A retroactive case study was used to examine the Literacy Coordinator’s actions and decisions, teachers’ perspectives, and the effects of race on the …
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Building Teacher Self-Efficacy to Improve Student Literacy
Literacy rates in schools across Nunavut has been a prevalent issue in recent years. Students are graduating with lower literacy levels than in many other parts of Canada. More specifically, the school in which I work also suffers from this issue. This organizational improvement plan has a problem …
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Inservice videos in guided reading, writers' workshop and working with words
… who have been trained in the components of balanced literacy: reading aloud, shared reading, guided writing, writers' workshop and working with words.</p>
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Changing school culture: a primary literacy initiative, all hands on deck
<p>The purpose of this study was to implement the balanced literacy approach to reading instruction for two-hundred sixteen kindergarten through third graders, as a means of increasing student achievement, focusing instruction school wide, and creating a collaborative instructional culture. Data to …
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Strategies for Teaching Literacy
… spell? How do they best construct meaning from literacy lessons? This study discusses a balanced approach to literacy education examining the use of phonetic and whole-language approaches to instruction. The author examines the benefits of teaching reading and spelling using each approach …
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Implementing literature circles in a fourth grade classroom
… literature circles in combination with a balanced literacy program.</p> <p>The effects on students were examined through student work samples, including role sheets, comprehension questions, subject integration and writer's workshop worksheets, self-evaluations and observational notes …
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Building Fluency of Sight Words
… students high frequency words as part of a balanced literacy program as students in the experimental group were successful in reading the high frequency words in isolation, by means of flash cards, and were able to identify them in the context of a sentence.
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Promoting a Pedagogy for Listening Instruction: Primary Grade Teachers Perceptions of Teaching Listening Through Interactive Read Alouds
… of Motivation (Jones, 2009) when learning new literacy constructs. This study gives insight into the need to improve instructional practices for teaching listening in educational settings (Lundsteen, 1979; Vandergrift, 2004). Finally, this study raised the awareness for the need to provide …
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Reading Excellence Act: Professional Development and Teacher Practice First Year Implementation in East Tennessee.
… elements of reading and the educational term of “balanced reading” was embraced. The essential elements of balanced literacy, as delineated by the National Reading Panel include phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension instruction.</p> <p>Data were collected using a …
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Privilege and Disprivilege In Discourse In and Around Literacy Assessment In Second Grade
… study examined discourse in and around literacy assessment in one second grade classroom to better understand issues of power, privilege and equity. Situated in the southeastern region of the United States, the research site was located in an elementary school with a student population …
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Promising Practices: Teacher Perspectives on Successful Reading Strategies Evidenced in First Grade Bilingual Classrooms
… also emphasize comprehension and other useful literacy concepts. Literature suggests that teachers are vital indicators of a literacy program’s success (Reizian, Vazzano, & Wiencek, 1999). Studies further indicate that to promote learning and reading achievement for all students, teachers …