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Facilitating Reading in the Digital Age
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
This paper proposes a new middle school reading curriculum that is based loosely on Kist's (2000) new literacies classroom in which students and teachers explore different media to find the forms that allow them to think ...
A Charter School Topology: Descriptions of Charter School Legislation, Characteristics, and Outcomes in the State of Texas
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
Charter schools have recently become a popular vehicle for urban school reform. The historical and ideological roots of the charter school movement are presented below. Charter schools are not a federal policy; rather, ...
Brushing Off the Dust: Reviving research projects to develop students’ 21st century literacies
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-13)
As high school teachers approach units, projects, and assignments that require research in their classrooms today, using traditional methods of information gathering may undermine the ultimate goal of an inquiry focused ...
IMAX - 3D Regal Research: Multigenre Writing Responds to Those Who Say, "You Can't Do That in a Research Paper!"
(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 ...
Strategies for Older Elementary Students Struggling with Reading Comprehension
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
Reading comprehension is defined by Vellutino (2003) as “the ability to obtain meaning from written text for some purpose” (p. 51). However, individual differences in knowledge, skills, and abilities affect a student’s ...
Community-Building in Secondary ESL Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-07-13)
The goal of this paper is to help teachers of secondary English Language Learners (ELLs) construct welcoming environments in diverse classrooms, which has been shown to contribute to the success of these students. This ...
Tracking and Its Relationship to High School Dropouts
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
Digital Reading Environments as a Teaching Tool in the Secondary Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)
Video-based instruction and its role in today's classroom: A study of Square One TV and The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
Video-based curricula have been around since the early 1920s. While the technology for and content of video-based curricula has evolved, the effectiveness of these programs in motivating students and bringing life outside ...
Reading on the ACT College Entrance Exam: What can we learn from students' practice test performance?
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010)
This study investigated students' strengths and weaknesses on the ACT reading subtest. The study focused on how the existing curriculum of a school might be enhanced to promote students' performance on the assessment. ...