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The Relationship Between Phonemic Awareness and Preschool Children's Literacy Activities
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The Role of Digital Literacy Activities in Students' Writing Processes
This study examines the digital literacy activities (DLAs) of students composing on computers to provide detailed, thick description of digital writers’ composing processes. Recent studies of writing processes that involve computers rarely acknowledge that digital composing processes “weave …
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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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The Kids Inquiry Conference: Tensions in Literacy Activities, Practices, and Actions across Elementary-Level Spaces for Student-Driven Inquiry
… better understand the interactions between and literacy activities, practices, and actions of fifth-grade students, their teachers, and learning environments during a student-directed extended inquiry unit (the Kids Inquiry Conference – KIC) where students propose their own topics to be …
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The nature of parental involvement in literacy activities of low achieving learners in disadvantaged contexts at a selected primary school in the Western Cape
Literacy levels measured against national and international tests indicate that South African learners are performing poorly. Literacy skills are critical in the development of learners, and research suggests that parents play an important role in enhancing these skills. The study takes into …
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Literacy choice in a first grade classroom
… observe and note student performance on choice literacy activities. Students were given choice pertaining to writing assignments and publishing preferences as well as guided reading material. Students completed an interest inventory at the start of the research to better understand the types of …
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Everyone has a view of literacy : learners' perceptions of literacy and their practices at home and at school
… write about, speak about, depict and value their literacy activities at home and how this links with their performance at school. It also examines the shift in learners' perceptions of literacy through their involvement in the research project. The theoretical framework for the research is drawn …
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Parental Involvement and the Influence of Parents’ Prior Literacy Experiences
This study examines parents’ prior literacy experiences and how those experiences influence their involvement with literacy activities at home. The data for this study were collected through interviewing parents who had children in my kindergarten classroom. After analyzing the data, multiple …
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An investigation on emergent literacy skills of preschool children with disabilities
… was to investigate the relationship between home literacy activities provided by parents and their children's emergent literacy skills. A total of 11 parents and their preschool children with disabilities participated in the study. A survey was provided to obtain parents' strategies used during …
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Children's voices: The contribution of informal language practices to the negotiation of knowledge and identity amongst 10-12 year old school pupils
… the school day, observation and recording of literacy activities, and interviews with thirty four children. Using an ethnography of communication framework together with ideas from the Russian socio-historical writers, this data is analysed and features of children's talk examined in relation …
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The Relationship of Home Environment and Kindergarten Readiness.
… structure, parents' education, participation in literacy activities, availability of home learning tools, and amount of children's television viewing. A self-reported parent survey was used to gather information about the family environment; the <em>Brigance K Screen</em> was used to determine …
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Phonemic Awareness in Preschool Children in Relation to Reading Practices in the Home
… of their time with their caregivers. Therefore, activities that take place in the home are of importance when looking at what fosters development. The present study focused on children participating in two Head Start programs and on their families as well. The parents were interviewed to learn …
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Success in Science: The Power of Writing on Attitudes and Knowledge Acquisition in Middle School Science
… industries with regard to scientific literacy and writing to articulate knowledge. This project explores a science curriculum that uses diverse resources like children's literature, poetry, nature journals, and writing prompts to explore learning and attitudes in the middle school …
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Mexican American Parents of Elementary Students and Literacy Engagement: A Case Study of a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Parent Book Club Using Children's Literature
… school personnel; use of relevant literature, literacy activities that allow for parent choice and voice, drawing on cultural Funds of Knowledge and life experiences, the autonomy to ask questions and make inferences and connections, and facilitate learning for one another. Finally, the study …
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Literacy Interventions
Success in early literacy activities is associated with improved educational outcomes, including reduced dropout risk, in-grade retention, and special education referrals. When considering programs that will work for a particular school and context; cost-effectiveness analysis may provide useful …
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The connection between gender and literacy in a first grade classroom
… case study that explores the connection between literacy and gender in a first grade classroom environment. The subjects for this study are twenty first grade students in a regular education classroom located in a southern New Jersey elementary school. For this study, students were observed with …
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Adult literacy learning: perceptions and motivations of volunteer tutors
Most adult literacy studies tend to focus on learner outcomes, and the few that do include tutors usually focus on their compassion as volunteers and/or assess the effectiveness of tutor training. Since community adult literacy programs are largely dependent on volunteer tutors to provide …
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Domácí gramotnostní prostředí dětí s různými jazykově-kognitivními profily
TITLE: Home Literacy Environment of Children of Different Lingual-Cognitive Profiles AUTHOR: Helena Franke DEPARTMENT: Department of Psychology SUPERVISOR: Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Štech, CSc. CONSULTANT: Prof. PhDr. Marína Mikulajová, CSc. ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with the home literacy environment …
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Using an Internet Learning Profile to create customized plans
… the results to develop customized lesson plan activities for each profile that can be incorporated into existing curriculum. Another purpose of this study was to discover if students who are considered more literate (via NJ ASK language arts literacy scores) are immersed in the use of online …
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IMPACTS OF PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY KNOWLEDGE: A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER’S UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CONTINUE PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY
… shape children’s first experiences with literacy. Children’s interactions with others at home create contexts for learning and children’s literacy embedded in everyday life activities. Nineteen kindergarten students and their parents participated in this action research study. Parents …
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