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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"literacy teachers"”.
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Investigating Professional Development in Technology for Literacy Teachers
… move quickly beyond to efforts that support teachers’ development as professionals involved in decision-making, inquiry, and leadership in their classroom teaching. In order to develop as professionals, teachers specifically need help and support in integrating new knowledge and skills into …
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Characteristics of four highly-regarded literacy teachers in rural and urban elementary schools
… and ethnographic interviews of four classroom teachers within rural and urban schools are the primary methods utilized throughout this inquiry. The participants are selected based on their school-wide reputation for being highly regarded literacy teachers. Several instructional techniques found …
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An Investigation of a Peer Coaching Model on the Professional Learning and Teacher Self-Efficacy of Elementary Literacy Teachers
… is very complex. There is a need to support teachers with ongoing professional learning for quality literacy instruction. Peer coaching can be a meaningful, personalized, job-embedded form of professional learning for teachers (Robbins, 2015). The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to …
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Identification of teaching competencies of adult literacy teachers as perceived by the supervisors and the teachers of adult literacy in Kenya
… to identify the teaching competencies of adult literacy teachers as perceived by supervisors and teachers of adult literacy in Kenya. The two research questions that guided the survey focused on perceptions that respondents considered to be most important in enabling the literacy teachers to be …
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Rejecting White Racist Ideology: Holistic, Psychological, and Sociological Factors Operating in the Life and Practice of Two White European American Literacy Teachers
… White European American pre- and in-service teachers, as well as literacy instructional practice recommended for students of color. Implications for future research are posited on anti-racist teacher education programs and professional development, effective literacy instruction for students …
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Teacher training for early literacy development : an examination of the effectiveness of approaches used for training lower primary school literacy teachers in Malawi
Studies that have been carried out on literacy development in lower primary school classes in Malawi suggest that a lot of children complete the first four years of their primary education without being able to read, not only a text of their grade level, but also of 100ver grade level. In addition, …
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“All these wonderful things”: the place of digital resources in newly qualified English language and literacy teachers' practices, from higher education to high schools
Understandings of what counts as literacy and of how language is best taught are in considerable flux in the present period. The proliferation of the digital is often cited as a key factor driving this sense of flux. In initial teacher education, the place of the digital in teachers' practices is …
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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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English Literacy Curricula in a Sino-Canadian Transnational Education Program: Teachers’ Implemented Curriculum
This case study explored the English literacy curricula in a Sino-Canadian Transnational Education Program that is accredited by British Columbia (BC). Underpinned by nested pedagogical orientations and critical multimodal literacies, this study focuses on how the BC English literacy curricula were …
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The Impact of the Teaching and Learning Enviroment on Learner's literacy Skills Acquisition: The case of grade Four Learners in selected Primary Schools in Mzuzu District,in Northern Malawi
… learning environments on standard Four learners' literacy skills acquisition in selected primary schools in Mzuzu City in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of school factors, classroom factors and teacher factors on learners' literacy skills acquisition. The research …
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The Impact of the Teaching and Learning Enviroment on Learner's literacy Skills Acquisition: The case of grade Four Learners in selected Primary Schools in Mzuzu District,in Northern Malawi
… learning environments on standard Four learners' literacy skills acquisition in selected primary schools in Mzuzu City in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of school factors, classroom factors and teacher factors on learners' literacy skills acquisition. The research …
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Integrating the Internet, Other Information Communication Technologies, and the New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension into Literacy Instruction
<p>This multi-case case study explored how literacy teachers integrated the Internet, other ICTs, and the new literacies of online research and comprehension into literacy instruction. The research questions focused on participants’ perceptions about the role, benefits, and obstacles of integration …
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Continuing professional teacher development: a case of mathematical literacy teaching in Soutpansberg North Circuit of Vhembe District
… achievement and schooling in Mathematical Literacy. This study adopted a qualitative research design. The qualitative research method was used to collect data. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The population comprised of all Mathematical Literacy teachers, heads of …
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Critical Pedagogy and literacy teaching in Grade 4 classrooms
… investigated the use of critical pedagogy in literacy teaching in the Grade 4 classrooms of two Quintile 1-4 schools on the Cape Flats, in the Western Cape. Its purpose was to provide Grade 4 teachers in disadvantaged schools on the Cape Flats with an opportunity to share their experiences of …
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Teacher Perceptions of Guided Reading
… States by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, literacy teachers and researchers who have made numerous contributions to the education field with their books and programs. Fountas and Pinnell (2001) state that the purpose of guided reading is to "meet the varying instructional needs of all the …
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TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY IN K-12 SCHOOLS: A SURVEY OF TEACHER BELIEFS AND KNOWLEDGE
… The population consisted of 1,120 classroom teachers from two public school districts in two states. The research questions were: (a) What are teacher attitudes and beliefs about personal finance instruction? (b) What are teacher understandings of a few core personal finance concepts? Data …
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Rural Realities Unveiled: Non-Certified Teachers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Scripted Literacy Curriculum in K-5 Classrooms
<p>The persistent shortage of certified teachers in rural school districts has led to an increased reliance on non-certified teachers NCTs to deliver literacy instruction. To support these educators, many districts have implemented scripted curricula, which provide structured lessons and …
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A Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of 3rd Grade Struggling Readers with the Use of Interactive Digital Books
… fail in reading assessments conducted by their literacy teachers and state and standardized reading tests unless effective interventions are initiated to support their literacy practices. Technology use has been one of the most popular interventions in contemporary reading instruction for …
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IDENTIFYING THE CULTURAL ESSENTIAL LEARNING (CELS) USED BY CREE TEACHERS IN LITERACY CLASSES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SASKATOON
… have researched how elementary First Nations teachers who instruct literacy classes comprehend and develop First Nations values and traditions in their classrooms. Thus, the purpose of the current research is to understand how Cree teachers from elementary schools who instruct literacy classes …
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The Value of Voices: Exploring the Influence of a Virtual Learning Community for New Teachers Through a Value Creation Lens
… learning community (vNTLC) on novice elementary literacy teachers. It addresses a critical gap in research on how synchronous online professional learning communities (PLCs) support the development of literacy-specific pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), an area less explored than math and …
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