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Drawing a Picture as a Pre-Writing Strategy in First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
In this study the writing products of 21 first-grade students, who drew a picture before writing a story, was compared with the writing products of 21 first grade students who wrote without drawing a picture. The students ...
Critically Gauging Film Use as a Teaching Aid in a High School Literature Class
Northwest University, August 2008
As a teacher of English literature in an over-stimulated media-driven era, motivating the reader to enjoy and engage in literature can seem impossible. Literature teachers have used film adaptations for years in correspondence ...
Sight Word Recognition and Reading Proficiency
Northwest University, NaN
There is a large body of research surrounding the importance of teaching sight words in the classroom as a key component of any reading program because of the relationship that exists between sight words recognition and ...
The Literature Circles Teaching Method
Northwest University, Summer 2007
Understanding a Title I Reading Program: Literacy Strategies for Struggling Readers in a First and Second Grade Classroom
Northwest University, NaN
Literacy affects all areas of life, therefore teachers point to it as the most essential building block of early learners. Early intervention and support is key because of the well documented long term effects of children's ...
Effective Methods of Teaching Spelling
Northwest University, August 2008
An action research was conducted to investigate the most effective ways of teaching spelling in a third grade class. The research compared two schools of thought, Phonics/Word Study vs. Whole Language, as it relates to ...