Technology Grant / Literacy iPads for Literacy Instruction in Grade 2 Young children live and participate in a world that is filled with a wide range of technologies. Development of technology moves at a rapid pace and now, more than ever, technolo Continue Reading...
ILI Information literacy instruction (I LI) is the process of instructing people how to use information resources in order to effectively search for and retrieve information. Thus, librarians have been teachers and instructors for many years. ILI ca Continue Reading...
teacher instructional technology literacy instruction improve elementary (K-5) student achievement reading vocabulary? Create a qualitative research scenario phenomenology approach. Using phenomenology Does the use of instructional technology impr Continue Reading...
The quality of this lesson is consistent from the beginning to the end of the project. Lesson Plan #3: Adding Fun Game Aim of the Lesson: In this lesson, the students learn to decode using a chart where certain letters have an assigned number val Continue Reading...
Increased vocabulary levels leads to increases in reading comprehension. Students with higher levels of vocabulary can also express themselves in more unique and complex formats, essentially increasing their ability to comment on the reading materia Continue Reading...
Literacy Narrative In middle school, I discovered that I had a knack for telling stories -- and this discovery came about as a result of an assignment given to us by our English teacher. The assignment was to write a personal narrative about somethi Continue Reading...
Recognition of the visual shapes of letters before reading is mentioned, as well as the fact that letters can be exposed in different ways, such as by the use of blocks and magnetic letters. The authors then discuss how storybook reading can be used Continue Reading...
God was not part of the original pledge written in 1892 and adopted by Congress 50 years later as a wartime patriotic tribute. Congress inserted the "under God" phrase in 1954, amid the Cold War when some U.S. religious leaders sermonized against "g Continue Reading...
Integrate Technology With Literacy Instruction Researchers have investigated aspects of integrating technology with literacy instruction. In my strategy, I would focus on the use of a word processor on written expressions. While some studies have f Continue Reading...
Health Literacy Interventions Albert Einstein once stated "If you can't explain it simply, then you don't understand it well enough." This quote sets a high bar for medical professionals in terms of knowledge, but this sentiment an essential require Continue Reading...
Financial Literacy of Post College Student and Non-College Student The relevant research questions and hypothesis would be the following: Research question: Is there any improvement in financial literacy between a non-college student and a post col Continue Reading...
Language Development in Young Children Early Childhood and Literacy Language is a physical link of a child to his outside world. Language acquisition is essential for a child's social, physical and cognitive development. It plays a vital role in de Continue Reading...
Also, the privacy of the venue, outside of a workplace or family setting, would encourage participation and attendance amongst fellow learners undergoing the same struggle. c. How can finding a solution result in significant changes/improvements? Continue Reading...
Financial Literacy and Social Change What is the relationship between financial literacy and social change? Comparing change in financial literacy in post-college and non-college students Quantitative Hypothesis- There is a significant difference Continue Reading...
Health literacy involves understanding information about an individual's health in order for one to make informed decisions and know how they can take care of themselves.it is therefore very important for both children and their parents to be health Continue Reading...
" (Purcell-Gates, Degener, and Jacobson, 1998) Activities in the classroom that use generative themes derived from the adult learner's lives "have been seen to facilitate their acquisition of literacy." (Friere, 1992; as cited in: Purcell-Gates, Deg Continue Reading...
Literacy is more than knowing how to read and write in a given language. At the level of college education, literacy pertains to mastering the means of communication for different subjects. Literacy therefore may entail understanding specific jargon Continue Reading...
..now requires understanding and manipulating the processes used to create messages in the modern world" (Adams & Hamm, 2000, p. 22) in fact the student is expected to be able to decode the information from various types of media. However the equ Continue Reading...
As an alternative to the protectionist approach, Kellner advocates a media literacy that demonstrates the potential of new media and technology to empower students. Media can be used as strong avenues of self-expression and social activism (7). We Continue Reading...
Comic books have graduated from pulp entertainment to literature and even historiography. Their role in literacy development as both medium and message has become uncontested, with both traditional superhero comic books unique graphic novels being in Continue Reading...
Therefore, I would tell the patient that their symptoms should not be considered in isolation of their whole person. Websites that address symptoms only are not taking into account the wealth of factors that can influence the diagnosis of a specific Continue Reading...
Financial Literacy One of the objectives of foster care should be to provide as any parent or guardian should provide, which means getting foster care youth ready for the adult world. When a youth graduates from the foster care program, ideally that Continue Reading...
teacher instructional technology with new literacy instruction to improve elementary (K-5) student achievement in reading vocabulary? The alternative hypothesis would be that new literacy instruction does have th potential to improve elementary (K- Continue Reading...
This model views literacy as woven into the person's identity, based in turn from his acculturation and participation in his socio-cultural community. Spoken or written communication is understood and appreciated according to who is reading or writi Continue Reading...
Balanced Literacy Program Phonemic awareness and phonics are two components of a balanced literacy program in K -- 3 classrooms. Phonemic awareness is the understanding that words are made of sounds. Phonics builds on this awareness by teaching the Continue Reading...
scu.edu).Andre goes on to say some critics see Hirsch's efforts to bring culture into the classroom are not so much "cultural literacy" but more like "cultural indoctrination." Not only is the Hirsch strategy and methodology seen as flawed, Andre and Continue Reading...
It is more likely that there will continue to be many varied and constantly changing definitions of the American family, and this will continue to confuse those learning English as they attempt to make concrete connections between words and concepts Continue Reading...
" With regards to student multiple-skill development, Kellner proposes that computers should be at the center stage of learning. Students should be able to not only operate the computer but also use it to gather data from the Internet, communicate a Continue Reading...
There has now been established an unmistakable link between a patient's overall health and the ability to understand and act on medical instructions and health information. Addressing the link between health literacy and health outcomes challenges Continue Reading...
Language and Literacy Jeanne S. Chall was born in Poland on January 1, 1921. She moved to New York at a tender age of seven with her family. Jeanne S. Chall was one of the chief educators and researchers in the field of literacy during the past cent Continue Reading...
Multicultural Newsletter What is Multicultural Literacy? Approaching the subject of multicultural literacy for the first time a student might think it has to do with getting minorities to become literate -- to be able to read and write in English o Continue Reading...
CONTROLLING OUR EMOTIONS? EMOTIONAL LITERACY: MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL CONTROL? At the core of becoming an activist educator Is identifying the regimes of truth that govern us the ideas that govern how we think, act and feel as educators because it Continue Reading...
Next, the teacher, through questioning and eliminating, reduces the categories and establishes consensus on the order of information expected to be found. She also gets the students to consider the search terms that might get results. Once this in Continue Reading...
Changes in and to children's literature mirror, as well as construct, changes in social norms. For example, the 1908 book by Kenneth Grahame, Wind in the Willows, is a frolicking fantasy tale starring a cast of anthropomorphic animals. Themes of ca Continue Reading...
Thoughtful Literacy "What was the plot of the book you read for today?' 'What is the name of the main character?' 'What is the setting of the story?' Often teachers are so happy that students have completed a reading assignment in a timely fashion, Continue Reading...
Thus, this needs assessment is required in order to determine the best ways to use resources in order to obtain maximum results for students. In order to conduct the assessment, then, data must be collected and analyzed. First, to address the proble Continue Reading...
functional literacy activities? What are some examples? Functional literacy activities refer to activities that focus on reading or writing in direct connection to actual tasks that can be easily applied or used in the real world. For example, func Continue Reading...
She came up with an idea of a reading discussion group where the purpose of the group would be to communicate and exchange meaning, not focus on someone else's questions. The teacher let the students choose what books to discuss, and encouraged them Continue Reading...
21st Century Knowledge There was probably a point in time in the not-so-recent past when it could be asserted that many to most people in the modern world did not need to possess scientific knowledge, skills and understanding. However, as the societ Continue Reading...
Another alternative is to not only measure one or both of the above, but to also analyze the impact of other factors, so that we can not only identify the outputs of the program, but break down those outputs in terms of changes in inputs. For examp Continue Reading...
