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Latisha D. Robinson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Elementary students often struggle with their writing skills, particularly in the areas of focus and organization. These problems can make it difficult for teachers to find effective methods for improvement. This project will delve into some causes of this deficit and explore its consequences on academic performance and future educational…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction, Instructional Materials, Writing Skills
Themistos, Christopher J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this action research study was to investigate the writing instruction of teachers in ninth grade English and Social Studies classes at DMV High School, a private school in which students matriculate from over one hundred different feeder schools. The participants and collaborators in cycle 1 were teachers and student in a sampling…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Strategies, Writing Instruction, English Instruction
Margaret Luma – ProQuest LLC, 2022
National standardized test scores indicate West Virginia students perform below the national average in writing achievement, yet little research has been conducted to investigate how writing is being taught. Gaining understanding of the instructional strategies West Virginia teachers use to teach writing may provide insight for educational leaders…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Julia Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research project aims to understand the multimodal composing practices and social relationships within the context of my third-grade writing workshop when an alternate approach to teaching writing is employed. This alternate approach disrupts a traditional workshop as the theory of writing is changed to a theory of making in a multimodal…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Workshops, Writing Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Steven Dale Acton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigated how English language writers in a Chinese university were able to paraphrase following instruction with an online module. Participants were separated into two groups: Group A (Individuals) and Group B (Dyads). They were then trained and assessed in their ability to complete paraphrasing tasks with a pre and posttest.…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Elizabeth Loftin Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students with emotional behavioral disorders often exhibit comorbid academic and behavior deficits and benefit from strategies that address those needs. Writing can be significantly difficult for students with EBD due to the complex requirements when completing written activities. Chapter 1 consists of two research to practice papers discussing…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Learning Strategies, Persuasive Discourse
Amy K. Brumfield – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Nearly all first-year composition learning objectives state that writing instructors will help each student to improve their knowledge of written conventions, like punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Historically, it has been difficult to achieve significant learning gains in writing mechanics. This teaching failure disproportionately damages the…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Writing Instruction, Grammar, Punctuation
Miriam Ama Bima Akoto – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In recent decades, a plethora of empirical work has indicated that collaborative writing (CW) affords more opportunities for collective scaffolding and language negotiation (Li & Kim, 2016; Li & Zhu, 2013; Storch, 2019) and promotes the development of second language (L2) writing skills (Bikowski &Vithanage, 2016; Storch, 2013; Strobl,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Doyle, Brianna – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation explored the lived experiences of undergraduate and graduate students with learning disabilities and learning-affected disorders within the context of the college writing classroom. Utilizing a critical incident technique (CIT) framework, the dissertation inquired about the writing processes, learning styles, decisions regarding…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Instruction, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Klash, Erin Faulkenberry – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Instructional strategies are important components for facilitating active engagement in reading text. This comparative case study sought to determine what instructional strategies three sixth-grade science teachers used, and how these teachers planned for, used, and scaffolded the instructional strategies in their classrooms to facilitate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 6, Science Teachers, Planning
Barkel, Ashley Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With Common Core State Standards (CCSS), all students are held to the same high expectations, including students learning English and other learners who may have academic difficulties. Many students learning English have trouble writing and need effective writing strategies to meet the demands the standards present. Ten fourth and fifth grade…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Strategies, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Kerl, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The topic for this study was online professional development for college composition teachers that may help support dyslexic learners. Two populations samples, both impacted by the problem, were chosen for this qualitative multiple case study. The populations were college composition faculty and college dyslexic learners or graduates. The samples…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Case Studies, Online Courses, Writing Instruction
Florin Crider, Amy Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Freshman composition instructors at Christian institutions face a disturbing predicament: competing pedagogies, administrative pressure to prove freshman composition's merit, public clamoring for greater return on the college investment, technology redefining what "writing" is, a postmodern audience, and most concerning, the challenge to…
Descriptors: Christianity, Writing Instruction, College Freshmen, Ideology
Cuevas, Kimberly S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative research study examined how exemplary 11th grade English teachers described their writing instruction. The seven teacher participants were selected for the study after receiving a "highly effective" evaluation and being identified by their principal, an assistant principal, and a department leader as being exemplary…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Holzhauer, Kim Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the current quantitative correlational study was to investigate the relationship the qualifications of special education teachers and their preferred writing instruction method either formulaic or process writing. The study investigated the relationship between professional development in writing instruction, years of experience,…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods
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