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    • Brautigam, Joanna (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)
      Literature circles have been used extensively for the past few decades at the elementary level for the purposes of increasing engagement and motivation through peer-led discussion. Some researchers, however, have found ...
    • Vogt, Karleen (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
    • Stoops, Sarah (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
      This paper is a literature review designed to investigate the implementation of a product of Key Curriculum Press®, Geometer’s Sketchpad® (GSP). GSP, a dynamic software program, allows students to be able to explore by ...
    • Lidvall, Carly (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05-19)
      The first portion of the project is a literature review of authentic writing activities and instructional implications. The review is followed by a curriculum project prepared to engage elementary students in authentic ...
    • Endler, Regina (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
      The objective of this paper is to focus on adapting and preparing guided reading instruction for multicultural students between kindergarten and third grade. Guided reading is an instructional practice used in balanced ...
    • Rogen, Joshua (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05-31)
      Through the collection of the life stories, this research explores the college application process of two undocumented students in Nashville, Tennessee in order to examine ways in which teachers and college counselors can ...
    • Lewis, Tara (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
      Educators have long debated the best ways to implement early literacy instruction. Research has led to the formation of two distinct approaches, which combine theory and practice. Whole language and traditional phonics ...
    • Norman, Mindie (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-09-15)
      This project centers on guided reading instruction with English Language Learners (ELLs). The focus of the lessons is vocabulary, since it is important in the development of ELLs. There is a review of the available ...
    • Veraluz, Claire (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-06-15)
      Decades of research has been dedicated to demonstrating differences between low- income children’s early language and high-income children’s early language: much of this research also indicates differences between ...
    • Hamid, Amal (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-03-01)
      This portfolio comprises of my teaching philosophy and is supported by the eight domains of the TESOL standards of English as a Second or Foreign language. My teaching philosophy is a conceptual framework, supported by ...
    • Summerlin, Scott (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-02-20)
      This essay seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge of how to successfully engage language minority students in the study of history. It is separated into four distinct sections, each containing findings from ...
    • Velazquez, Deanna (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-07-15)
      For decades, research has shown that traditional grammar instruction taught in isolation in secondary English language arts classrooms is ineffective in both improving student writing and also in grammar recognition. ...
    • Kaufman, Laura (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
      Service-learning is increasingly being used in schools to enrich curriculum and provide students with new ways of thinking and linking what the learn in the classroom with life and issues outside the school. While it is a ...
    • Richards, Megan (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-07)
      Abstract Literature circles are an important component of the literacy curriculum in elementary classrooms. Literature circles are small groups of students with heterogeneous abilities talking together about a shared text. ...
    • Lee, Howon (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-04-16)
      This is my capstone portfolio for the ELL strand. The portfolio consists of three parts which are 1) philosophy of teaching, 2) artifact introduction, and 3) reflection. In the philosophy of teaching, I discuss what my ...
    • Garwood, Justin (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
      Traditional research papers cannot stand as the lone measuring stick for how well students can present their knowledge and thoughts. Their very essence goes against much of what recent pedagogy says about teaching research ...
    • Kopald, Jack (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
      The paper describes the growing number of immigrant students in secondary schools and discusses how these students present teachers with particular challenges and resources in teaching the civic education needed to sustain ...
    • Turner, Mary-Crosby (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-01)
      As America continues to be the culturally rich and diverse nation that it is, there is a tremendous need for schools to be well-equipped with the tools to recognize and support each student’s unique culture. All students’ ...
    • Moore, Minor (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
      Decreasing levels of motivation in students to read and write throughout elementary school is many teachers face. This challenge is especially pertinent due to the evidence found within the field of literacy education ...
    • Zybina, Maria (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-07-15)
      With the implementation of new Common Core State Standards that emphasize the significance of writing skills for both in-school and out-of-school settings, writing instruction in the ELA classroom has received more ...