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The Quality of Recent Studies in Content-Area Writing in Secondary Classrooms
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Miller, Diane M.; McTigue, Erin M.; Scott, Chyllis E. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2015
Situated within the historical and current state of writing and adolescent literacy research, we conducted a systematic literature review in which we screened 2,871 articles to determine the prevalent themes in current research on writing tasks in content-area classrooms. Each of the 37 final studies was evaluated and coded using seven…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Adolescents, Literacy Education, Literature Reviews
Converging Recommendations for Culturally Responsive Literacy Practices: Students with Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners, and Socioculturally Diverse Learners
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Piazza, Susan V.; Rao, Shaila; Protacio, Maria Selena – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2015
This study examines culturally responsive pedagogy across the fields of special education, multicultural literacy education, and teaching English language learners. A systematic review of recommendations identified culturally responsive practices in five key areas: dialogue, collaboration, visual representation, explicit instruction, and inquiry.…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Special Education, Literacy Education, Learning Disabilities
Use of iPads and iPods for Academic Performance and Engagement of Prek-12 Students with Disabilities: A Research Synthesis
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Ok, Min Wook; Kim, Woori – Exceptionality, 2017
New technology devices such as iPads and iPods have become very popular and widely used in special education settings to teach students with disabilities. The 20 selected single-case design studies published by November 2015 were comprehensively reviewed to examine the effects of using iPads and iPods on academic performance and engagement of…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Special Education, Disabilities
The Standard Picture of Literacy and Its Critics.
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Winchester, Ian – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Characterizes changes in literacy's "standard picture" since World War II. Literacy no longer perceived as obtainable skill correlated with economic development, but as valuable for its own sake. Suggests implications of educational change for developed and underdeveloped countries. Emphasizes continuing importance of literacy campaigns.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Coding, Comparative Education, Economic Development