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Reading Instruction through Differentiated Practice
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-10-01)
This essay explores the topic of teaching reading through the strategy of differentiated instruction. While the concept of differentiated instruction is discussed and some of the principles of reading instruction are ...
The History Classroom for English Language Learners
(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 ...
Inside and Out: A Third and Fourth Grade Integrated Unit on Culture for a Hawai'ian Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-15)
Hawai'i is a culturally and ethnically diverse state, with the 2006 U.S. Census reporting the state's demographics as 40% Asian, 9.1 % Native Hawai'ian, 19.4% multiracial, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino origin, 24.7% white, and ...
Building an Audience: Developing Audience Awareness in Kindergarten Writers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-11-10)
The purpose of this paper is to look at Kindergarten students and understand how they move from writing for themselves to writing for an audience. Kindergarten students are still young children and have difficulty taking ...
Write from the Start: Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms Supporting Young Writers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-11-07)
Recent educational reform and adaptation of learning theories to emergent literacy instruction recognize writing as developmentally appropriate for supporting young children's success in literacy. This child-centered ...
Interactive Whiteboards in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-10-15)
One issue that today's teachers face is figuring out ways to get students motivated about learning, especially in the area of mathematics. In the past, teachers have utilized computers with projector screens and internet ...
Thinking Like a Historian: Using Primary Sources in Upper Elementary Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-15)
My comprehensive essay will address the beneficial use of primary sources in history instruction for upper elementary grades. History textbooks emphasize breadth over depth, generalizations of historical events, and ...
Logistics and Legitimization for Implementing Reading and Writing Workshops in the Middle Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
In the search for best practices in literacy instruction, Reading and Writing Workshops emerge as effective, engaging methods. Reading and Writing Workshops are an alternative to text-based, teacher-led question-answer ...
Adapting early childhood philosophies and practice in teaching math in second grade
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-09)
Providing an Equitable Education Through Curriculum Transformation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
The purpose of this essay is to identify criteria within curricula that contribute to providing equitable education and to analyze and evaluate one curriculum based on these criteria. I first describe school-based factors ...