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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"small group instruction"”.
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What is the effect of language arts small group instruction in the form of student directed centers or teacher directed small groups on the social and educational relationships of teachers and students within a primary grade classroom?
… implications for the way that Language Arts small group instruction techniques can be utilized in the primary academic grades.
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Personalized Learning, The New Look of a Classroom in the Twenty-First Century
… the twenty-first century because it consists of instruction in the form of technology, collaboration, and small group instruction. In addition to representing content in a variety of modalities the personalized learning approach also incorporates student choice in their learning.There are two …
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Analysis of Pre Test and Post Test Performance of Students in a Learning Center Model at the Elementary School Level
… of this study is to examine the impact of small group instruction using select reading comprehension strategies on student reading achievement comparing Measures of Academic Progress (MAPs) assessments from September 2014 to February 2015. The literature suggests that reading comprehension …
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The Effects of Small Group Vocabulary Instruction on Second Grade Students' Expressive Vocabularies
… study was to investigate the effectiveness of small group vocabulary instruction above and beyond whole group, read aloud vocabulary instruction, on second grade students' expressive vocabularies. This experimental study reflected a between-subjects design as three treatment groups were …
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The Effectiveness of Phonemic Awareness Instruction on Struggling Readers
… This research project explores the effect of small group instruction on struggling readers at the second grade level, with specific focus on increasing phonemic awareness skills. This research involved explicit instruction in leveled groups of guided reading. The six week research study was …
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Improving Instruction for English Language Learners: Benefits of Differentiated Instruction
… pressures being applied to those delivering instructional content to perform at a high-quality level. However, with an ever-increasing population of English language learners in classrooms across the United States, having content delivered, which matches the instructional level of each …
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An interactive approach to vocabulary intervention for speech-language pathologists in the classroom: multiple language levels and modalities
… at grade level benefit from additional direct instruction. The present study proposed a vocabulary intervention for struggling readers, led by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in the classroom setting. Four second and third grade students participated in small-group instruction during the …
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A Comparative Case Study of Factors Distinguishing Between High and Low-Performance on Reading Achievement in Elementary Rural Appalachian Schools
… This study determined the most effective instructional reading strategies, as well as other influential factors, implemented by school districts in the rural Appalachia area with similar student demographics and economic disadvantages. Data were collected through interview questions to …
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Outcome of implementing multisensory instruction with second grade students who struggle with reading
… these students through the use of multisensory instruction which appeals to their learning style. To improve the decoding and spelling of sight words, second grade students in a small group instruction setting were given four weeks of multisensory instruction using various materials. Data was …
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What is the effectiveness of the SRA Direct Guided Reading in promoting phonological awareness skills
… guided reading to the subjects in individual and small group instruction of no more than two children.</p> <p>The results of this study indicate positive gains in all the subjects, as indicated by assessment tests throughout the program. The progress of each student is shown in the bar graphs.</p>
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An exploratory investigation of the effects of prewriting on fifth grade students' writing ability
… study were introduced to the approach through small group instruction over a five-week period. By interviewing students, comparing writing samples throughout the intervention, and assessing writing using a rubric, I determined if there was an improvement in the students' writing throughout the …
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Self-regulated strategy development: a cognitive strategies approach to persuasive writing
… Regulated Strategy Development model of writing instruction will improve the writing of persuasive compositions in seven 4th grade students. Self-Regulated Strategy Development pairs mnemonics representing the parts of different genres of writing with self-talk statements used by the students to …
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An Evaluation and Implementation of Small Groups Using Specific Reading Strategies
… was to inform best practice for reading instruction in small groups of 4th-grade students using specific reading strategies. There were six teachers involved, all of whom were 4th-grade teachers. The evaluation also examined the implementation of targeted professional learning to improve …
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Emergent literacy intervention in first grade struggling readers
<p>Because of the documented positive impact of small group intervention on student success, this research investigates the impact of participation in teacher research on emergent literacy intervention grounded in student data. This research focused on exploring how dedicated, meaningful, targeted …
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Teacher Perceptions of Guided Reading
… of guided reading is to "meet the varying instructional needs of all the students in [a] class, enabling them to greatly expand their reading powers" (p. 191). Data was collected to answer the following question: What are teacher perceptions about guided reading? I based my research of …
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Scaffolded Discourse Within a Comprehensive Literacy Model
… level meetings, coaching and mentoring, and small group instruction. Participants in this study included the literacy coaches, interventionists and first-grade teachers at two schools within the PCL network. Three levels of scaffolding were identified in the three activity settings at both …
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College Small Groups: A Study of an Instructional Tool to Increase Satisfaction and Outcomes
This thesis explores functional theory of groups and college small groups. Functional theory states that groups can most effectively solve problems and make decisions following specific task-functions such as identifying the problem, establishing criteria, exploring all solutions, analyzing all …
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Student Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Online Collaborative Tools: A Case Study
… The findings from this study support the use of small-group instruction and online collaborative technology tools to support students with literacy deficiencies.</p>
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Increasing Phonemic Awareness in Kindergarten Students: Using iPads in Language Arts Centers
… students in a kindergarten class participated in small group instruction using selected iPad Apps that promote phonemic awareness development. After instruction, three days a week for ten minutes each day, with different phonemic awareness applications, the students were reassessed to check for …
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Effective Reading Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Learners with Reading Disabilities, English Learners Who Struggle with Reading, or Both: A Meta-Analysis of Second through Fifth Grades
… meta-analysis synthesized research on effective instructional practices and strategies in second through fifth grade for Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs) who have reading disabilities and English Learners who struggle with reading. The central research problem is the dearth of research …
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