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Schmitz, Lindsey – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2016
This action research sought to evaluate the effect of peer teaching structures across subgroups of students differentiated by language and mathematical skill ability. These structures were implemented in an effort to maintain mathematical rigor while building my students' academic language capacity. More specifically, the study investigated peer…
Descriptors: Action Research, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 2
Fogelsong, Donna Fortune – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study was designed to investigate teachers' perceptions about instructing listening in second-grade classrooms. Children's literature that included specific listening content was used to explore how the teachers' perceptions influenced planning read alouds for explicitly teaching listening skills. Investigations included: (1) What were…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 2, Elementary School Teachers
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Gaffner, Jacqueline; Johnson, Kary; Torres-Elias, Annette; Dryden, Lisa – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of collaborative efforts between a large metropolitan school district and the school of education at an area urban university. A reading clinic, in which university students conducted small guided reading group lessons with elementary students reading below grade level, was established through…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Individualized Instruction, College School Cooperation
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Pak, Sarah S.; Weseley, Allyson J. – Journal of Research in Education, 2012
Reading logs have become a practice in many elementary schools. Although lack of autonomy undermines intrinsic motivation (Lepper, Greene, & Nisbett, 1973), no study has examined the effect of logs. Second and third-grade students (N = 112) were assigned either a mandatory or voluntary log and surveyed about their motivation to read at…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Motivation, Journal Writing, Grade 2
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Chang, Sau Hou – Reading Horizons, 2011
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the grade level and gender differences in a school-based reading tutoring program. The treatment group included 10 first-grade and 12 second-grade struggling readers, and the control group included 41 first-grade and 63 second-grade nonstruggling readers. The tutors were teacher candidates in an…
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences, Reading Programs, Tutoring
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Kostos, Kathleen; Shin, Eui-kyung – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
As an action research project, using mixed methodology, this study investigated how the use of math journals affected second grade students' communication of mathematical thinking. For this study, math journal instruction was provided. The data gathering included pre- and post- math assessment, students' math journals, interviews with the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Journal Writing