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Schwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Helman, Lori; Ittner, Anne C.; McMaster, Kristen L. – Guilford Press, 2019
From expert authors, this book guides educators to conduct assessments that inform daily instruction and identify the assets that emergent bilinguals bring to the classroom. Effective practices are reviewed for screening, assessment, and progress monitoring in the areas of oral language, beginning reading skills, vocabulary and comprehension in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
Concannon-Gibney, Tara – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
Teaching and learning literacy in the early years can be a joyful, explorative and meaningful experience. This accessible book will give teachers and practitioners the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge they require to successfully and confidently teach reading, writing and oral skills in the early years classroom. Foregrounding the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Language Skills
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; Gambrell, Linda B., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2018
Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Evidence Based Practice
Philippakos, Zoi A., Ed.; Graham, Steve, Ed. – Guilford Press, 2022
Writing skills are essential for success in the 21st-century school and workplace, but most classrooms devote far more time to reading instruction, with writing often addressed in isolation or excluded. In this insightful professional development resource and text, leading researchers discuss why and how to integrate writing and reading…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Scanlon, Donna M.; Anderson, Kimberly L.; Sweeney, Joan M. – Guilford Press, 2016
Grounded in a strong evidence base, this indispensable text and practitioner guide has given thousands of teachers tools to support the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K-2. The interactive strategies approach (ISA) is organized around core instructional goals related to enhancing word learning and comprehension of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Kindergarten
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Chutiporn Anutariya Ed.; Dejian Liu Ed.; Kinshuk Ed.; Ahmed Tlili Ed.; Junfeng Yang Ed.; Maiga Chang Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2023
This book collects the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE2023), held in Bangkok, Thailand, as a hybrid conference from 31st Aug to 1st Sep 2023. The proceedings focus on the interplay between pedagogy and technology, and their fusion towards the advancement of smart learning for a sustainable…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Sustainability, Student Satisfaction
Andres, Susan; Pine, Felicity – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012
In nine cohesive chapters, "Success in School" covers the essential skills and strategies that are prerequisites to student success: how to promote a positive attitude, how to organize a work space, how to manage time, how to heighten reading comprehension, how to take notes, how to study for exams, how to approach and complete writing…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Reading Comprehension, Reference Materials, Language Skills
Wyse, Dominic, Ed.; Andrews, Richard, Ed.; Hoffman, James, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Edited by three authorities in the field, this "Handbook" presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, language and literacy teaching. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Writing (Composition), Spelling
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Wagner, Richard K., Ed.; Muse, Andrea E., Ed.; Tannenbaum, Kendra R., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Understanding a text requires more than the ability to read individual words: it depends greatly on vocabulary knowledge. This important book brings together leading literacy scholars to synthesize cutting-edge research on vocabulary development and its connections to reading comprehension. The volume also reviews an array of approaches to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Language Processing
Lee, James F.; VanPatten, Bill – 1995
This book is intended for graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate teacher education majors who might benefit from a directed exploration, reflection, and application of particular topics related to communicative language teaching and for practicing teachers who need a resource manual for developing tasks and materials for their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Higher Education
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Tse, Shek Kam; Yuen, Allan Hoi Kau; Loh, Elizabeth Ka Yee; Lam, Joseph Wai Ip; Ng, Rex Hung Wai – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This study looked at the types of blog consulted by 1,298 Primary 4 students in Hong Kong and whether such consultation influenced performance on standardised tests of Chinese and English reading comprehension. When students were asked if they consulted Chinese and English blogs, 42% said they looked at Chinese blogs and 19% said they looked at…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Reading Achievement
Martin, Sabrina Budasi; Garcia, Paula – 1997
The set of materials are designed for the assessment of literacy, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), listening and reading comprehension, and/or job-related skills of factory workers, and are based on work-related tasks. The materials consist of instructions for administering the test, a picture prompt booklet for the test administrator to use…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Field Tests, Interviews
Leung, Kei Wai; Maciejewski, Anthony A. – 1990
The Nihongo tutorial system is an intelligent tutorial system designed to use a computer to assist scientists and engineers in developing reading competence in technical Japanese. It consists of three applications: the Nihongo Tutor, which provides useful information about an article (translation, syntax, pronunciation) to help understand the text…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Japanese, Languages for Special Purposes, Reading Comprehension
Strobykina, Irina; Fomenko, Nataliya – 1996
The Russian language workbook, designed for Peace Corps volunteers stationed in Russia, consists of 12 homework sections each with a number of exercises in translation, reading comprehension, grammar, handwriting, creation of dialogue, and vocabulary development. Exercise formats include filing in blanks, pattern drills, sentence completion,…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Grammar, Handwriting, Reading Comprehension
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