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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 ... -
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 ... -
Building scientific literacy/(IES): a cross-case analysis of how multimodal representations are used to make meaning during scientific inquiry
(Texas Woman s University, 03/09/2014)This study used a Social Semiotic framework to describe the nature of multimodal textual representations created by fourth grade students in a small rural Texas school district south of Dallas in order to answer the question: ... -
Coaching a teacher to use dialogic inquiry: fostering students' talk about texts
(Texas Woman s University, 2014-11-19)The purpose of this descriptive case study was to investigate, from a constructivist paradigm, the extent to which coaching a teacher in the use of dialogic inquiry fostered students' conversations about texts. One 3rd ... -
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 ... -
Descubriendo la Lectura (DLL): A study of teacher-child interactions that support the development of writing composition
(2015-12-30)The purpose of this study was to look at the nature of teacher-child conversations when composing messages for writing in a bilingual intervention. Research participants were four at-risk first grade students in a bilingual ... -
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 ... -
Developing narrative language through the use of dramatic play in preschoolers
(2007-05-30)The purpose of this study was to investigate the affect dramatic play had on language development. More specifically, the study sought to measure if the addition of a dramatic play center would stimulate both oral and ... -
Disciplinary literacy: The role of the principal and improving content area knowledge through literacy and the collaborative work of teachers
(Texas Woman s University, 2014-01-01)Current research in secondary literacy suggests students in high school academic programs continue to need additional support in major content areas, such as Math, Science and English. Apart from solely supporting critical ... -
Emergent readers' and writers' construction of sight words in kindergarten
(2005-05)This naturalistic inquiry provided a rich description of the complexities involved in learning sight words in a kindergarten classroom setting. The description was in the force of case studies that followed individuals' ... -
English language learners and expository text: A cross-case analysis of reading behaviors using retrospective miscue analysis
(2015-05-30)This cross-case analysis of reading behaviors focuses on ELLs and expository text. The objective of this study was to examine fourth grade ELL reading processes of expository text. The theoretical framework will be based ... -
An examination of interactions and outcomes of student participation in a summer online literature discussion
(2014-08-30)The purpose of this study was to understand what happens when middle school students participate in an online literature discussion during the summer, and the influence of this participation on reading comprehension and ... -
Examining teachers' instructional language and students' independence during response to intervention
(Texas Woman's University, 2016-12-31)Response to Intervention (RtI) emphasizes early intervention for students who have difficulty learning to read (Allington, 2011; James, 2004). The purpose of this study is to analyze teachers’ instructional language and ... -
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 ... -
Exploring Texas public elementary school librarians' instructional practices which enable elementary students to access and choose e-books in their elementary library collections
(5/30/2017)This cross-sectional online survey investigated the instructional methods/tools/aids used by Texas public elementary school librarians when teaching their elementary students to access and choose e-books from their elementary ... -
Functions of English language learners' talk during writing
(2010-12)Framed by a sociocultural perspective, this qualitative study explored how English language learners' talk during writing-sessions changed over time and how English language learners' writing and talk during writing ... -
How does creative drama instruction increase the reading engagement of eighth grade students with learning disabilities?
(2013-01-01)Students with learning disabilities may experience difficulty engaging in literacy activities, as they risk being hindered by negative attitudes and doubt of their intellectual abilities, reduced effort, lower self-efficacy, ... -
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 ... -
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 influence of social practices on student decision-making and identity during writing
(2011-05)The purpose of this study was to understand how children construct identity and made decisions during the writing time (writer's workshop) in our first-grade classroom. The theoretical framework for the study was literacy ...