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Ferrari, Jennifer R. – Art Education, 2023
Since its inception, the phrase "Yes, And" has guided the pedagogy of The Second City, the Chicago-based improvisational theatre and training organization. "Yes, And" is a framework that asks participants to accept and expand on the offerings of their partners to maintain momentum and advance the scene. Rejecting an offering…
Descriptors: Art Education, Teaching Methods, Language Usage, Art Teachers
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Brittany Adams; Gillian E. Mertens; Zhihui Fang; Marissa Baugh – Reading Teacher, 2024
Informational texts present complex content using language that is simultaneously technical, abstract, dense, and authoritative. This article describes practical strategies to support teachers in using informational picture books to prepare upper elementary school students for navigating the complex language demands necessitated by expository…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reading Strategies, Elementary School Students
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Lucinda McKnight – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2023
This article engages speculatively with Rachel Tonkin's award-winning work of children's literary non-fiction "Leaf litter: Exploring the mysteries of a hidden world" as a potential text for study in the primary or secondary literacy/English classroom. It considers the affordances and issues that may accompany teaching this text, and the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Nonfiction, Decolonization, English Instruction
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Alma Jahic Pettersson; Kristina Danielsson; Carl-Johan Rundgren – Research in Science Education, 2025
Previous research suggests that the use of metaphors in science education have both possibilities and challenges. In this study, we analyse the role of metaphors in meaning-making in the upper primary science classroom. We investigate the potential of metaphors about nutrient uptake occurring in classrooms in which an animation was used. To…
Descriptors: Science Education, Figurative Language, Language Usage, Teaching Methods
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Fridborg Jonsdottir; Jóhanna Einarsdóttir – Educational Action Research, 2024
This article addresses the pedagogical practices applied by teachers at pre and primary school level when working with children with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) as well as potential challenges in a research collaboration between teachers and academics. A praxeological study was conducted with two preschool teachers and…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Teaching Methods, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
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Fiona Maine – Theory Into Practice, 2024
This article argues that provisional language is important for creating a dialogic space between speakers, where ideas are open for discussion; where participants respect each other's viewpoints; and where the goal is to encourage and explore multiple perspectives. Whilst much of the research on children's talk in the classroom focuses on the…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Persuasive Discourse, Perspective Taking, Classroom Communication
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Tessa L. Arsenault; Sarah R. Powell – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
Students encounter mathematics word problems as early as kindergarten and continue to see them throughout their schooling experience. Schema instruction with an attack strategy can support students to successfully navigate word-problem solving. Schemas help students categorize word problems by similar characteristics. To better support students…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Schemata (Cognition), Addition
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Jennifer Burton; Wales Wong; Shakina Rajendram – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2024
This study brings together translanguaging and critical multilingual language awareness (CMLA) (García, 2015, 2017) to examine how teacher candidates (TCs) prepare to support multilingual learners in elementary classrooms. Data was drawn from four TCs in a teacher education course on supporting multilingual learners in Ontario, Canada. Research…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Language Usage, Knowledge Level, Preservice Teachers
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Arias de Sanchez, Gabriela – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
Even though a substantial body of research suggests that adults' math talk fosters children's mathematics development and willingness to learn mathematics, little is known about how teachers make pedagogical decisions to communicate mathematics to young students. Supported by socio-constructivist and semiotic lenses, the study focuses on the close…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction
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Chaehyun Lee – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2025
Employing the three "trans" concepts -- translanguaging, transnationalism, and transculturalism -- as a theoretical framework, this qualitative study examines teachers' lesson plans, classroom fieldnotes, and journal writings that critically reflect on their teaching practices to explore how they provide transformative learning spaces in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning, Student Diversity
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Atin Kurniawati; Arief Eko Priyo Atmojo – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2025
This study investigates teachers' beliefs and practices in implementing CLIL in an Indonesian primary school context. Drawing on narrative inquiry, fruitful themes and subthemes were generated from the thematic analysis of teachers' stories, representing their teaching experiences in CLIL classes. Involving four CLIL teachers with 5--11 years of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Galvin, Patrick – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2021
This theoretical paper examines views about the role of language and mathematical discourse in learning mathematics. Current research is still addressing what constitutes a mathematical discourse. As new conceptions of the purpose of language use in mathematics are explored, and associated ontological and epistemic positions are revealed, one…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Language Usage, Games
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Reigh, Emily; Miller, Emily Adah; Simani, Maria Chiara; Severson, Alice – Science and Children, 2023
Since the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) were released, K-12 science teachers have been figuring out how to extend related learning opportunities to all students, including multilingual learners (MLLs) who are new to speaking English. Elementary schools often prioritize math and English language arts, the subjects that are…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, English Language Learners, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
Zachary Himmelsbach; Heather C. Hill; Jing Liu; Dorottya Demszky – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study provides the first large-scale quantitative exploration of mathematical language use in upper elementary U.S. classrooms. Our approach employs natural language processing techniques to describe variation in teachers' and students' use of mathematical language in 1,657 fourth and fifth grade lessons in 317 classrooms in four districts…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Grade 4
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Jen McCreight – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2025
Children's language practices are critical to identity and can be prioritized by incorporating a translanguaging lens into elementary classrooms. Such incorporation varies based on an educator's awareness and skill set, making it essential for pre-service teachers (PSTs) to learn to create linguistically safe spaces. This article discusses…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Translation, Bilingualism, Preservice Teacher Education
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