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In-school and out-of-school adolescent identities in high school English Language Arts classrooms
(2021-11-18)ABSTRACT KIMBERLY VILLARREAL THAGGARD IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL ADOLESCENT IDENTITIES IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOMS DECEMBER 2021 Adolescents’ in-school- identities, out-of-school identities, and ... -
Listening closely: Examining students’ language and values related to academic writing
(2021-03-05)Secondary students’ argumentative academic writing abilities have been meeting the standards set for them by the educational system (R. P. Ferretti & Graham, 2019; Preiss et al., 2013). To ensure the success of students ... -
Connecting home and school discourse
(2021-02-01)Children’s first literacy experiences take place in homes embedded in families’ social practices and language interactions representing the primary Discourse system. Children’s home or primary Discourse significantly impacts ... -
Indicators of self-monitoring in early reading
(2006-12)The purpose of this study was to closely observe, describe, and analyze children's self-monitoring behaviors across literacy contexts. More specifically, the study sought to carefully observe early readers to determine ... -
The rich languaging practices of simultanous bilingual children: Linguistic ability, agency, and flexibility
(8/13/2020)There is a lack of research on bilingualism and biliteracy, specifically on simultaneous bilingual children. The present study seeks to provide research on the literacy practices of simultaneous bilingual prekindergarten ... -
Adolescent newcomers’ literacy development through critical semiotic mediation: An interactive symbiotic model of agency and space
(8/3/2020)The influx of immigrants has contributed significantly to the exponential diversification of culture and language represented in classrooms from preschool to high school (Ataiants et al., 2018). To ensure the academic ... -
The language and practice of writing teachers: Exploring teacher professional learning within a PLC framework
(3/29/2019)There is a need for higher quality professional development for writing teachers (Cutler & Graham, 2008; Gilbert & Graham, 2010; Kiuhara, Graham, & Hawken, 2009). Even though writing is an essential skill, quality writing ... -
Impact on student satisfaction of the varying degrees and types of technology in college -based adult basic education programs
(2004-08)This study focuses upon the use of technology by a group of 106 college-based adult basic education (ABE) students from different areas of the country. Statistical analyses of a Likert style questionnaire offered online ... -
A study of kindergarten students' phonological awareness development as measured by their writing
(2001-12)This study examined the phonological awareness development of individual kindergarten students over a 12 week period as measured by their writing. Some ways in which phonological awareness is developed in authentic ... -
The route women on public assistance take to literacy
(1995-12)The purpose of this study was to discover and analyze what effects the route and the acquisition of literacy skills through participation in adult education classes had upon the lives of women on public assistance. And to ... -
Exploring participation in a first-grade multicultural classroom during two literacy events: The read aloud and the literature dramatization
(1998-12)This study was undertaken to uncover participation patterns during two literacy events, the read aloud and the literature dramatization, in a multicultural first grade classroom. The population included one first-grade ... -
Teachers teaching reading: A study of the reading instruction perceptions of teachers of grades four through eight
(2004-12)This study examines the perceptions of teachers in grades four through eight as they relate to reading instruction, both from the factors they perceive are important and what they perceive they need to know. Participants ... -
Literacy behaviors of two first-grade children with down syndrome
(1995-12)The purpose of this study was to describe the literacy behaviors of 2 children with Down syndrome. Literacy behaviors were identified as the children participated in their regular first-grade classrooms during the first 6 ... -
Writing teacher professional development: A photo elicitation of teacher change
(12/17/2018)Writing development is a complex and continuous process that is acquired within social environments. Process-oriented writing instruction allows for complex writer-directed work, however studies that examine how teachers ... -
Exploring how third-grade African American children leverage academic discourse to engage in literate behaviors
(11/14/2018)The purpose of this qualitative embedded multiple case study (Yin, 2003) was to explore the written and literate language structures, or the academic discourse features, of eight African American students in order to gain ... -
Reflections of the heart: An autoethnography of a literacy leader's online identity construction and change
(10/3/2018)Educational blogs, or edublogs, are ubiquitous in today’s society. National literacy organizations such as International Literacy Association (ILA) and National Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (NCTELA) post ... -
Bolivian bilingual elementary teachers' beliefs about education, second language teaching, and theoretical orientations to reading
(2010-05)The purpose of this quantitative survey study was explore bilingual Bolivian elementary teachers' beliefs about education, their beliefs about second language teaching, and their theoretical orientations to reading instruction ... -
Taking action: Reciprocity in reading and writing within early intervention
(8/30/2018)In 2004, the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, in direct alignment with No Child Left Behind, allowed schools to allocate 15% of their special education funds to improve instruction and ... -
Developing adaptive practice in preservice teachers during a student teaching practicum
(8/13/2018)The purpose of this study was to understand how an instructional intervention with preservice teachers promoted adaptive teaching practices during a student teaching practicum. The study focused on teaching interactions ... -
Literacy specialists: Understanding adaptive teaching in elementary intervention settings
(8/2/2018)The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the decisions and adaptations that literacy specialists make before, during, and after literacy intervention instruction. The theoretical framework for this study ...
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