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Katharyn Cullen; Louise Townsin – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
This article explores primary school teachers' views and practices in literacy instruction to support students' word knowledge development. This study provides insights into how primary school teachers with a deep interest in literacy understand and apply the literacy strategies they employ in their classrooms, and how previous professional…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
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Bergey, Rebecca; August, Diane; Baird, Ashley Simpson; Martin, Alejandra; LeVangie, Samantha; Carbuccia-Abbott, Maryan – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Dual language learners are a growing population in early learning and care settings. Young DLLs have the potential to develop proficiency in two languages when provided adequate supports; however, most teachers of young DLLs feel inadequately prepared to support DLLs. Cultivating Oral Language and Literacy Talent in Students (COLLTS) is an…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Bilingualism, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tang, Shifang; Guerrero, Cindy; Wang, Zhuoying; Zhen, Fubiao – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
In this empirical study we examined the effect of a literacy-infused science intervention on fifth grade economically challenged students' science achievement in the curriculum-based and standardized assessments. A total of 27 treatment students and 20 comparison students from two intermediate schools in a rural district in South Texas in the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Low Income Students, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
Navarro, Karin Elisa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Pre-service teachers depend on hands-on training to acquire the necessary practical skills to effectively work in the classroom. This is especially true for pre-service teachers in Early Childhood Education (ECE), who often rely on mentoring programs to learn to successfully work with children and influence their developmental outcomes. This study…
Descriptors: Mentors, Action Research, Intervention, Preschool Children
Wolf, Rebecca; Cook, Michael; Reid, Alan; Neitzel, Amanda; Ross, Steven; Risman, Kelsey – Grantee Submission, 2021
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Literacy-Infused Science Using Technology Innovation Opportunity (LISTO) validation project (Valid 45). LISTO was funded by the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund and involved a multi-year intervention that provided virtual professional development and coaching, and literacy-infused science curricula to…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Science Teachers, Rural Schools, Elementary School Teachers
Paige, David D. – Online Submission, 2017
The following manuscript is a review of research surrounding best practices for language and literacy development in children birth to age three. Part 1 of the review begins with the research on language acquisition beginning in utero, continuing through infancy and onto the emergence of speech. The review discusses the importance of language…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Capacity Building, Literacy, Primary Education
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Stefanie Frisch, Editor; Karen Glaser, Editor – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2025
This volume presents state-of-the-art research in early foreign language (L2) education in instructed contexts with a special focus on primary school (ages 5-12). Over the past two decades, early language teaching has become an important factor in both academic inquiry and education policy. Studies have attested to the value of early L2 learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students, Trend Analysis
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Krajka, Jaroslaw – JALT CALL Journal, 2021
Technology has been called to the rescue on a number of occasions, be it in large classes, under-resourced contexts, after earthquakes or other natural disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic which struck the whole world in Spring 2020 afterwards necessitated a sudden shift from face-to-face to distance teaching. With no preparation, no training and very…
Descriptors: Grammar, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Fagan, Keenan Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Numerous studies from China report that student teachers in English language teaching practicums resist communicative language teaching, CLT (Hu, 2002), to follow mentor teacher cultural practices of teaching to the Gaokao through explanations of vocabulary and grammar. This study addressed a knowledge gap to investigate the CLT problems and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Johnson, Robin D., Ed.; Araujo, Juan J., Ed.; Cossa, Nedra, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2017
The theme for the 60th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) was Literacy: The Critical Role of Teacher Knowledge. This Yearbook provides a snapshot of the highlights of the meeting and sampling of some of the proceedings. The focus is on three questions surrounding the conference theme: (1) What do…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Literacy, Reading Teachers, Researchers
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Stone, Carolyn; Conrad, Deborah – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2017
The use of quality texts in elementary classrooms plays a major role in children's literacy development. Quality children's literature helps learners develop into skilled readers and writers with increased gains in vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. This paper demonstrates how pre-service teachers gained an understanding of the educational…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Preservice Teachers
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Schall-Leckrone, Laura – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2018
This qualitative research study examined the extent to which novice and student teachers drew upon pre-service preparation to use scaffolding practices identified in the literature as supportive of bilingual learners' (EBs') acquisition of academic content. Data sources included videotaped class observations, lesson plans and teaching materials,…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Qualitative Research, Beginning Teachers, Student Teachers
Wyman, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate participating teachers' (PTs) perceptions on the effectiveness of collaborating with a peer for purposes of professional development. As the primary researcher, I wanted to investigate how my colleagues (PTs) perceived peer-to-peer collaboration as a method of professional development. As well, I wanted…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Professional Development, Action Research, Teacher Attitudes
Layzer, Carolyn J.; Layzer, Jean I.; Wolf, Anne – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This report describes the design and implementation of the three interventions tested in Project Upgrade, one of four experiments conducted as part of the Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies. The evaluation was a multi-site, multi-year effort to determine whether and how different child care subsidy policies and procedures and quality…
Descriptors: Mentors, Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level
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Llewellyn-Williams, Jill – Language Learning Journal, 2014
This study examines the problems encountered by trainee language teachers who strive to maintain their language skills at their optimum level in the classroom. Many trainees will admit that their language skills need refreshing and a significant number of mentors agree with them. This article explores language attrition and strategies that can be…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Mentors
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