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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Literacy--Study and teaching"”.
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The role admnistrators play in the improvement of literacy levels among grade two pupils: cases of Kananga and Mumena zones in Kalumbila district of North Western province of Zambia.
This study looks at the roles of administrators in improving literacy levels among Grade two pupils in two zones in Kalumbila District. The two Zones picked are the highest and the least. The objectives of this study were to establish the role of administrators in improving reading levels among …
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The role admnistrators play in the improvement of literacy levels among grade two pupils: cases of Kananga and Mumena zones in Kalumbila district of North Western province of Zambia.
This study looks at the roles of administrators in improving literacy levels among Grade two pupils in two zones in Kalumbila District. The two Zones picked are the highest and the least. The objectives of this study were to establish the role of administrators in improving reading levels among …
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An analysis of psycho-educational profiles of elementary students referred for special education consideration due to literacy difficulties
This study examined the results of a uniquely constructed literacy assessment technique, combining Dehn’s (2006) interpretation of psychological processing assessment and the Reading Rockets (Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc., 2005) interpretation of academic …
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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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Financial literacy on college campuses and its relationship to student retention, completion, and debt
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The role of African literature in enhancing critical literacy in first-genaration entrants at the University of Namibia
Diisertation presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University
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Sustainability of a comprehensive school reform model from the perspectives of three participating principals
… plays a crucial role in establishing a vision and nurturing an environment that facilitates reform efforts. School reform efforts have witnessed a change in the role of the elementary principal from manager to instructional leader. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the role …
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Motivating elementary school students in literacy: a study on discussion groups
<p>The focus of this research proposal was literacy motivation for students in elementary school. The researcher hypothesized that students who took part in a discussion group, which is a motivational technique used in literacy, would perform better on a comprehension test and had a higher level of …
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TOWARD A VISUAL PAIDEIA: VISUAL RHETORIC IN UNDERGRADUATE WRITING PROGRAMS
New media and digital texts of the twenty-first century are generally characterized as rich and dynamic combinations of verbal, visual, and aural elements. Instruction in visual rhetoric in the writing classroom, however, has tended to focus on analysis with far less emphasis on teaching students …
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The effectiveness of two spelling approaches on vocabulary development for Hispanic learners
The purpose of the study was to evaluate two approaches to teaching spelling and vocabulary to second through fourth graders in two different urban school systems to determine if one program revealed greater growth scores on Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading components. …
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Effectiveness of School Based Continuing Proffessional Development in the Provision of Literacy Teaching Skills in Selected Schools of Livingstone District-Southern Province,Zambia
… of education. It has been observed that the literacy levels in Zambia were as low as 65% in 2015 revealing a drop from the 70.6% in 2013 according to UNESCO. This could be attributed to poor teaching techniques and knowledge in literacy teaching. Despite the emphasis on school based teacher …
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Effectiveness of School Based Continuing Proffessional Development in the Provision of Literacy Teaching Skills in Selected Schools of Livingstone District-Southern Province,Zambia
… of education. It has been observed that the literacy levels in Zambia were as low as 65% in 2015 revealing a drop from the 70.6% in 2013 according to UNESCO. This could be attributed to poor teaching techniques and knowledge in literacy teaching. Despite the emphasis on school based teacher …
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TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY IN K-12 SCHOOLS: A SURVEY OF TEACHER BELIEFS AND KNOWLEDGE
The purpose of this study was to learn teacher attitudes and beliefs about teaching personal finance, as well as teacher understanding of a few core personal finance concepts. The population consisted of 1,120 classroom teachers from two public school districts in two states. The research questions …
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Increasing multimedia literacy in composition for multilingual writers: a case study of art analysis
<p>"This multiple case study/critical ethnography/autoethnography was done in two composition classes for multilingual writers at EWU in order to explore ways to foster multimodal literacies in English Language Learners (ELL's). "Digital composing environments force writers, readers, and texts to …
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Factors affecting technology integration: A K-12 Inland Empire profile
… teachers in the area, gather demographic data, and find out if the reasons they fail to fully integrate technology into their classrooms can be attributed to skill deficiency, motivation, lack of environmental support or a combination thereof.
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The Montessori Method's Use of Seguin's Three-Period Lesson and Its Impact on the Book Choices and Word Learning of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
… in the literature that the acquisition of literacy presents a significant challenge for most students who are deaf or hard of hearing (Allen, 1986; Babbini & Quigley, 1970; Holt, 1993; Lane & Baker, 1974; Marschark, Lang, & Albertini, 2002; Moog & Geers, 1985; Traxler, 2000; Trybus & …
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