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Dowds, Susan J. Parault; Haverback, Heather Rogers; Parkinson, Meghan M. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
This study aimed to determine which types of context clues exist in children's texts and whether it is possible for experts to identify reliably those clues. Three experienced coders used Ames' clue set as a foundation for a system to classify context clues in children's text. Findings showed that the adjustments to Ames' system resulted in 15…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cues, Classification, Coding
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Grande, Marya; Pontrello, Camille – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate if teacher candidates could gain knowledge of the principles of Universal Design for Learning by enhancing traditional picture books with Quick Response (QR) codes and to determine if the process of making these enhancements would impact teacher candidates' comfort levels with using technology on both…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Preservice Teachers, Access to Education, Information Technology
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Flores-Koulish, Stephanie A.; Smith-D'Arezzo, Wendy Marie – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
In this article, the authors show how groups of 2nd- and 4th-grade students in an urban school district responded to a postmodern children's book, The "Three Pigs" by David Wiesner (2001). The students came to the project from basal-based direct instruction, and here they were offered a more constructivist opportunity to engage with a…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools