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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"student literacy"”.
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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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Embodied narratives: Ways of reading student literacy histories
… attitudes towards reading and writing first-year students often begin with statements like, " I don't know how to write," or "I'm not a big reader," or "I'm not creative." Behind these facile and familiar sentences is a world of experience we know very little about and are hard-pressed to …
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Encouraging parent-student literacy conversations: hosting an upper elementary family literacy event
… between parents and teachers to develop the literacy skills of upper elementary school students in grades 3-5. The family literacy event used in this study consisted of two sessions held at the students' school. The first session was a parent-only learning experience, and both parents and …
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The role of instructional coaches in the development of early literacy skills in elementary school teachers
… stemmed from the nationwide decline in student literacy rates, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of early literacy development. Traditional one-size-fits-all professional development models proved inadequate in equipping teachers with the skills needed for …
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A Three-Part Dissertation: Staff perceptions of the Newly Restructured Professional Development Program for ELL and Bilingual Teachers; Bilingual Kindergarten Curriculum and Instruction; Biliteracy in Transitional Bilingual Education Programs: A Policy Advocacy Document
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>The biliteracy model of instruction for all bilingual students calls for teachers to be familiar with ways to teach reading at all grade levels in Spanish and English. This model seeks to continually develop student literacy skills in both languages so that the …
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Technology Reading Programs and Their Impact on Listening Comprehension
… technology reading programs have on second grade students’ listening comprehension as well as, their experiences with the programs. Student participants used three reading programs daily on an iPad to assess student listening comprehension through five question assessments. The three programs used …
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The Impact of an Integrated iPad Daily Multiliteracies Pedagogy on Elementary Students' Reading Achievement, Skills, Engagement, Collaboration and Learning, and Self Perception
… of digital technology as part of a daily literacy program on second grade elementary students reading achievement, skill development and engagement, collaboration and learning, and student and parent perceptions of reading ability and engagement. A mixed methods approach including PM …
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The Strategy is at the Station: The Importance of Connecting Literacy Stations to Reading Strategies in Developing Independent Readers
<p>Guided reading groups and independent literacy stations are implemented in many elementary school classrooms... The present study looks at whether student literacy achievement is positively affected when guided reading strategies are connected to and used in independent literacy stations. …
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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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Readers Matter: The Development of an Individualized Professional Development Model
<p>An alarming trend of student non-compliance with reading assignments in secondary and post-secondary environments is causing concern in many areas, including college readiness. Public school teachers and university faculty alike are responsible for the literacy levels of graduating students; …
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Identifying as author: exploring the pedagogical basis for assisting diverse students to discover their identities through creatively defined literacy narratives
… instance of selecting readings to teach a literacy narrative unit in a first year college composition course, the author shows how redefining and broadening concepts of text and authorship may allow for students to more easily identify with a literary heritage and identify themselves as …
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Students Speak Out About Choices Made in the Classroom
This study examined how students perceived individual reading and writing choices through student involvement in academics. The goal of the study was to confer with students to see if choice was allowed in student literacy development, to what extent choice was allowed, and how choice motivates …
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Rural Realities Unveiled: Non-Certified Teachers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Scripted Literacy Curriculum in K-5 Classrooms
… on non-certified teachers NCTs to deliver literacy instruction. To support these educators, many districts have implemented scripted curricula, which provide structured lessons and instructional materials. However, limited research exists on the experiences of NCTs using scripted curricula …
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Scientifically based reading research strategies in the preschool classroom: An investigation into quality early childhood reading practices and literacy acquisition in one northern Michigan early reading first program
… Michigan, this dissertation explored teacher, student, and environmental factors related to early literacy acquisition for 173 four-year-old children in nine early childhood classroom programs. Using the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screener (PALS) for Pre-K and the Early Language and …
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Enhancing Visual Literacy with Technology in Standards-Based Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum
… school visual arts curriculum to enhance visual literacy. Existing research in this area is limited. Cognitive studies have tried to quantify connections between spatial relationships, drawing, and information processing. Abundant literature exists on the rationale for standards-based visual arts …
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The Effects of iPad Apps on Student Achievement in Literacy for Children in 2nd and 3rd Grade
… using educational iPad apps to supplement literacy curriculum and facilitate greater student engagement. Student literacy achievement is crucial at the lower elementary level. Students who do not progress through the grade level literacy standards of the Common Core State Standards need …
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Sustained Effects of Reading Recovery®: Beyond the Intervention
… of the sustained effects of Reading Recovery® on literacy achievement beyond the initial intervention period. It examines the program’s long-term effectiveness, assessing whether early literacy gains are maintained and identifying key factors that contribute to sustained progress. This study, …
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