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Teaching Explicit Comprehension Strategies to Dependent Readers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
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 ...
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 ...
Family Literacy Partnerships: Promoting Student Achievement by Connecting Home and School
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-02-13)
The purpose of this essay is to discuss effective practices for connecting home and school environments in order to facilitate the literacy development of students. Families should be included in the school environment as ...
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 ...
Effective Use of Recording Technologies in Private Music Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)
Vocal and instrumental musicians face a paradoxical problem when evaluating their sound: it is impossible for them to independently assess their sound from an audience perspective because they must be actively performing ...
Integrating Children's Literature into the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)
The integration of subjects is becoming increasingly more popular with educators, and yet rarely is the idea of linking mathematics and literacy considered. This essay delineates the benefits of integrating children's ...
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 ...
On the Same Page: School-Community Partnerships in Urban Settings
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
In the era of No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Waiting for Superman, it is clear that our nation is keenly focused on the academic achievement of students in urban schools. At the same time, the economy is in ...
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 ...