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Elementary Education and Difficulties in Writing and Reading

education, sometimes leaving little room for choice. This is true as teachers wrestle with their own autonomy and the school board...

Intermediate English as a Second Language Class Reading Lesson Plans on US History Themes

the topic and an understanding of the goals that are valuable to intermediate ESL leaders. The following are the four central que...

Character Traits Relating to Educational Readiness

variety of educational models that underscore learning as an element of individual nature as well as cultural and social variables...

Grades First through Fourth Content Area Writing and Reading Instruction

format in which reading is a significant component (Department of Staff Development n.d.). * Respond to Reading - Students are ask...

Reading Theory Defined

of the whole language approach to reading and a weighty critic of the phonics system of reading instruction. Goodman contends tha...

Elementary Student Studies Considered in 2 Article Critiques

goal of this study was to discern if a successful intervention could be devised that would have a beneficial effect on inappropria...

Fuchs, Fuchs, and Compton Article on First Grade Reading Monitoring

CBM integrates a long-term component that is supported by the content of the testing mechanism and its repeated use. The creation...

'Grim Fairy Tales and Gory Stories' by Aviva Layton

to see if they had a certain picture book, the librarian informed her that the book was in their collection, but was not suitable ...

David Brooks's Bobos in Paradise

In three pages the reader's reaction to Brooks' book after reading Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is considered. Three so...

Readings of the Old Testament Books of Genesis, Samuel, Ruth, and Judges

was not of Gods people. This, along with other social expectations, brought about a clear division of the people and set the stage...

Feminist Themes in Shakespeare's, The Tempest

can further see feminist perspectives. Lorie Jerrell Leiningers essay, The Miranda Trap: Racism and Sexism in Shakespeares Tempes...

A Feminist Interpretation of, The Yellow Wallpaper

to my mind)--perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!" (Gilman). Because her...

Relaxation Techniques

Reading a book is also a relaxation technique for many people. Often, people read before going to bed, allowing them time to unwi...

Feminist Reading of King Lear by William Shakespeare

a man who is looking to the future. He looks to the future through his three daughters, imagining that his favorite, the youngest,...

Article Analysis: An Unconventional Use for Standardized Tests

Therefore, the researchers must demonstrate the purpose of their study through arguments that support the use of standardized test...

Language Testing from Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives

differ. Any form can be instrumental in returning lower-than-optimum scores on language tests. Teachers sensitive to the c...

Children with Down Syndrome

are smaller than average (Hunter, 1999). Their arms and legs are also shorter in relation to the rest of their bodies, and hands a...

Teaching English As A Foreign Language Using Neurolinguistic Programming

in teaching (Baker, 2005). Using NLP "will enable us to uncover the basis of our perceptions and so teach us how we think and lear...

Educational Instruction and Reading Accountability

that are more than apparent in his surrounding community, successfully overlooking a persons skin color or lack of education as a ...

Minority Students and Higher Accountability In Standardized Reading Tests

doing things that are developmentally inappropriate with students because they are trying to get through a certain amount of mater...

Student Reading of Nonacademic and Academic Articles

requires breaks to be taken, only a few seconds but also a break to get a drink. This may be due to the level of information being...

Adult Learner Curriculum Design

a theorist who suggests that adult learners call on different experiences they might have had in the learning process (Merriam & C...

Societal Structure Lessons in The Republic by Plato

the best" (the literal definition of aristocracy) was to be achieved. This scenario, by its very nature, assured the manifestatio...

Is New Software Negatively Impacting Students' Effectiveness as Readers and Writers?

Indeed, the world suffers from a monumental overpopulation problem that is at the root of many of todays educational problems. Th...

Small Group Reading Teaching Practices and Strategies

those who constantly raise their hands. To their way of thinking they are either readers or non-readers. Encisco states that inter...

Primary and Secondary Reading Instruction Changes, Testing, and Higher Accountability

teachers hold a power that few others employ when it comes to molding young minds. Many within the academic community contend tha...

Teaching Reading

explained the bottom up model: "the reader first identifies features of letters; links these features together to recognize letter...

Fast ForWord Scientific Learning Software

as "b" and "d." It has long been known that "b" and "d" have presented young learners with difficulty, and for years it was belie...

Feminist Theory in Ibsen's, A Doll's House

than an idiot, indicating that he had no real knowledge of who she was. However, as the story progresses she slowly began to emerg...

Nurse Leadership, Clinical Pathways, Discharge Planning, and Quality Management

synopsis will be provided for each of these articles and one article will selected for a more detailed discussion of how its findi...