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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Response to nonfiction: Children transact with biography

Armstrong, Mary Starrs January 2005 (has links)
This dissertation study examines fourth and fifth grade children's response to nonfiction and biography that was read to them or they read alone or in pairs. The following questions guided the qualitative classroom-based case study: What characteristics of the instructional environment influence response to nonfiction? And How do children respond to nonfiction? Data sources include audiotapes of interviews, interactive read alouds and discussions, student artifacts, journals and field notes. The findings from this research demonstrate that an instructional environment in which a variety of fiction and nonfiction resources were available and accessible, where sharing of thoughts and ideas is invited, and in which reading aloud and demonstrating response possibilities occurs, positively affects individual inquiry, continuing exploration and sustained response to nonfiction. Creating an instructional environment where response to nonfiction is invited and supported holds promise for a multitude of responses and for individual, passionate inquiry. Learners thrive in an environment where nonfiction is regarded as more than a repository for facts to be extracted and reported on. When the potential of response to nonfiction is recognized, embraced and supported, students respond in powerful and personal ways. In this study, children responded to nonfiction and biography by documenting facts and retelling information, expressing emotions, feelings, opinions and values, asking questions, telling stories and recalling memories, making generalizations and intertextualizing with other texts. Additional findings from the research demonstrate that individual students respond to nonfiction in varied and often unique and idiosyncratic ways. Different response patterns for each child coalesced into a response style based on the students' preferences and experiences as readers and thinkers. By acknowledging response style of students and challenging them to go beyond a single mode or manner of response, teachers can assist children in developing a repertoire of response to nonfiction. A response repertoire can provide learners with a guide and opportunities to express themselves as they grow and develop into engaged, thoughtful readers. Finally, this study demonstrated the significance of response to nonfiction as a pathway to engage, enhance and enrich the lives of fourth and fifth graders.
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Early Indicators of Future Placement in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program

Teague, Leslie Vibbert 20 October 2015 (has links)
<p> This study examined data on 795 first-graders to identify the presence of characteristics and factors that might indicate a greater likelihood of later placement in a disciplinary alternative education program. Independent variables were chosen based on research indicating their significance and stability over time. Readiness as indicated by preschool attendance, each students oral reading fluency as indicated by their DIBELS score at the end of first grade, behavior marks on their first grade report card, the number of absences in their first-grade year, sex and race of each student, free and reduced meal plan status, and whether or not the student had been retained were examined. Chi-square analysis and one-way ANOVAs were used to test for significance between the independent variables and disciplinary alternative school placement. There was evidence of an extremely strong statistically significant association between each of the independent variables and disciplinary alternative education program placement. The data revealed there is a greater likelihood of later placement in a disciplinary alternative education program in students who demonstrate these early indicators.</p>
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Reading materials for children based on their language patterns of syntax, vocabulary, and interests

Hocker, Mary Elsa, 1938- January 1963 (has links)
No description available.
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Evaluation of methods of drill in reading

Baker, Hazel Floy January 1926 (has links)
No description available.
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A pilot study on the impact of complex grapheme-phoneme correspondences on reading skills and motivation in under achieving readers

Chen, Victoria January 2013 (has links)
This study examines the effects of teaching complex Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPC) on reading skills and reading motivation for under-achieving readers. Two comparable reading programs were contrasted, one teaching Complex GPC and the other teaching Word Usage as the control condition (n = 9 in each program) using a randomized control trial design with a taught control. Eighteen Grade 2 students participated in the 9 week reading program consisting of 30 sessions in small groups. Reading skills and reading motivation were assessed before and after the reading program. There were significant improvements on all reading skills measures and reading motivation in both groups from pre- to post- test. Furthermore, participants in the Complex GPC group performed significantly better on post-tests than students in the Word Usage group with large added value of Cohen's d at the by-participant and by-item level for Spelling, d = 1.88, d = 1.78, for Word Recognition with words containing taught GPC, d = 1.08, d = 1.08, for Word Recognition, d = 0.84, d = 0.77, and Reading Motivation, d = 1.14, d = 1.38. Implications of these results and suggestions for the role of teaching complex GPC in the classroom are considered in the discussion. / Cette étude examine les effets de l'enseignement complexes correspondances graphème-phonème (CGP) sur les compétences en lecture et en lisant la motivation pour sous-performants lecteurs. Deux programmes de lecture comparables ont été contrastées, une GPC Complexe enseignement et l'utilisation d'autres enseignements Word comme la condition de contrôle (n = 9 dans chaque programme). Dix-huit élèves de 2e année ont participé au programme de lecture 9 semaines composé de 30 séances en petits groups. Les compétences en lecture et en lisant la motivation ont été évalués avant et après le programme de lecture. Il y avait des améliorations significatives sur toute motivation à lire des mesures des compétences et de la lecture dans les deux groupes de pré-et post-test. En outre, les participants au groupe complexe GPC nettement mieux sur les post-tests que les élèves du groupe d'utilisation Parole avec une valeur ajoutée importante de d de Cohen au niveau sous-participant et par poste pour l'orthographe, d = 1,88, d = 1,78 , pour la reconnaissance de texte avec les mots contenant enseigné GPC, d = 1,08, d = 1,08, pour la reconnaissance de parole, d = 0,84, d = 0,77, et la lecture de motivation, d = 1,14, d = 1,38. Cette expérience remet en question certaines des critiques dans la recherche interventionnelle GPC en utilisant un contrôle aléatoire et enseigné, qui traite confond tels que l'effet Hawthorne et les effets de l'enseignant. Les implications de ces résultats et des suggestions relatives au rôle de l'enseignement GPC complexe dans la salle de classe sont pris en compte dans la discussion.
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Parent involvement and the impact on student achievement in grades 2-5

Thurber, Yvonne Marie 13 December 2013 (has links)
<p> This quantitative research study examined the relationship between student achievement in reading and mathematics on the STAR (Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading and Mathematics) and parent involvement in specific character development activities. The research design was quantitative in nature and conducted in two similar elementary schools, within a four month time frame. School 1(Experimental) served 719 students, while the School 2 (Control) served 807 students. Of the 839 participants included in the study, 410 attended School 1 (Experimental) and 429 attended School 2 (Control). The results of this study indicated students who engaged in specific parent involvement activities with their parents did not score significantly higher on the STAR Reading and Mathematics assessments. However, results indicted statistically significant differences in how third and fifth grade students at School 1 (Experimental) performed academically, when compared to second and fourth grade students at the same school. In addition, interesting data emerged regarding behavior and attendance when School 1 (Experimental) and School 2 (Control) were compared.</p>
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Promoting community pride in elementary students using technology

Morgan, Latoya January 2010 (has links)
A rural elementary classroom in Québec was observed throughout its participation in a project called Québec Roots: The Place Where I Live, in order to identify whether or not the student's level of sense of community (SOC) increased or decreased from their participation in the project, as well as to provide insight into teaching practices, characteristics and resources which are conducive to successful implementation of technology in classrooms. The Sense of Community Index (SCI) was used in order to assess the students SOC pre- and post-test. Results indicate that there was an overall increase in SOC in the students, where great improvement was realized in the SOC components of needs fulfillment and sense of influence. The findings on the requirements for successful implementation of technology are consistent with previous literature on the subject, however adds classroom size as an important factor to consider in implementation as well. / Une salle de classe du primaire en milieu rural au Québec a été observée tout au long de sa participation à un projet appelé Québec Roots: The Place Where I Live, afin de déterminer si le niveau de sentiment de communauté (SOC) des élèves a augmenté ou diminué, de suite à leur participation au projet, ainsi que de fournir un aperçu des pratiques d'enseignement, et des ressources qui sont propices à la mise en oeuvre réussie de la technologie dans les salles de classe. L'indice du sentiment de communauté (SCI) a été utilisé afin d'évaluer le SOC des élèves pré-et post-test. Les résultats indiquent qu'il ya eu une augmentation globale du SOC chez les étudiants, où une grande amélioration a été réalisée dans les composantes du SOC satisfaction des besoins et sentiment d'influence. Les conclusions sur les conditions de mise en oeuvre réussie de la technologie sont en accord avec la littérature sur le sujet, mais ajoute que le nombre d'élèves dans la classe est également un facteur important à considérer dans la mise en oeuvre.
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Understanding the role of male elementary school teachers in the social development of children raised by single-mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Quebec

Cohen, Stuart January 2010 (has links)
This is a phenomenological study exploring the role male elementary school teachers have in the social development of children raised by single mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. This qualitative study explores the experiences of 11 individuals from the Montreal Jewish community, as well as my own narrative perspective. It offers insight on an emerging issue of the role male teachers have in the social development of children growing up in the absence of a supportive father. This study explores educational issues and the role teachers play in the lives of children. It explores sociological issues of child development, family structure, the increasing rate of separation and divorce, and their effects on children. This study will add a different perspective as it explores how an increase in male elementary school teachers can have a positive influence in the social development of children, and especially boys, in our society. / C'est une étude phénoménologique traitant du rôle des enseignants masculins au primaire vis à vis le développement social des enfants de mères monoparentales dans la communauté juive de Montréal, Canada. Cette étude qualitative révère les expériences de 11 individus de la communauté juive montréalaise ainsi que mon propre témoignage narratif. L'étude nous donne une aperçu sur la problématique émergente du rôle que les enseignants ont sur le développement social des enfants qui vieillissent en l'absence d'un père et de son soutien. Cette étude explique les problématiques éducatives et le rôle que les enseignants ont dans la vie des enfants. Les problématiques sociologiques du développement de l'enfant, de la structure familiale, du taux grimpant de séparation et divorce ainsi que leurs effets sur les enfants sont aussi discutées. Cette étude rajoutera une perspective différente en explorant comment une augmentation du nombre d'enseignants masculins au primaire peut influencer d'une façon positive le développement social des enfants dans notre société, spécifiquement les garçons.
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ESL strategy use and instruction at the elementary school level: a mixed methods investigation

Lewis Gunning, Pamela Edith January 2011 (has links)
In Québec, Canada, an education reform instigated a program which makes language learning strategies integral to the ESL curriculum and requires teachers to teach strategies and to assess students' strategy use. Nevertheless, to date, few studies have investigated children's strategy use and, even fewer, the effects of strategy instruction on success in ESL amongst children. The assessment of strategies among children also offers a particular challenge to researchers, as traditional assessment methods are not always applicable. The research questions for this mixed methods study aim to investigate children's learning strategy use and to assess the effects of instruction on student strategy use. The study will focus on the impact of strategy use on oral interaction tasks in an authentic context. The setting is the elementary ESL classroom in Québec. The study is comprised of two parts; a) a general survey study and b) a case study. The survey study was carried out among participants from 6 different classes of Québécois 6th graders (n=138) with the aim of identifying and describing general patterns of strategy use among them. The results showed that the children, as a whole, used mainly affective and compensatory categories of strategies, such as asking for help and risk-taking. There were also significant effects for proficiency level, with the high proficiency learners reporting using more affective and cognitive strategies than the low proficiency learners; motivation (liking English) was also a significant variable that influenced the children's overall strategy use. For the case study, a sub-group of the participants from the survey study was used. The goals were to investigate the effects of instruction on students' strategy use in the ESL class, and to assess the impact of their strategy use on success in ESL oral interaction tasks. Two intact, similar groups of participants from two different schools served as a treatment group (n=27) and a control group (n=26) in the quasi-experimental part of the research. Care was maintained to apply rigorous assessment methods to the data collection and analysis of this study. Quantitative and qualitative data (e.g., questionnaires and videotapes of classroom proceedings) provided seven sources of evidence to support the findings of this investigation, which lasted four months. Innovative techniques were devised for teaching and assessing strategies among children. Assessment techniques took into account the nature of children, and the context in which these participants were studying English, especially with regard to ongoing assessment for learning, as advocated by the Québec Ministry of Education. Findings of this study indicate that: a) strategy awareness and use were enhanced following instruction; b) the strategy intervention group showed statistically significant gains on the oral interaction measure from pre- to post-test; and c) the strategy intervention group outperformed the control group in a planned comparison statistical analysis of post-test oral interaction results. This study has implications for the fields of research methods, language teaching pedagogy, learning strategies, strategy instruction, and strategy assessment, among children who are learning a second or foreign language. The literature in these areas among children who study ESL as a required school subject is scant and this research begins to fill the gap. / Au Québec (Canada), une réforme éducative a mis en place un programme faisant des stratégies d'apprentissage une partie intégrante du curriculum d'anglais, langue seconde (ALS), et demandant aux enseignants d'enseigner des stratégies et d'évaluer l'utilisation de ces dernières. Cependant, à ce jour, peu d'études ont investigué l'utilisation de stratégies par les enfants, et encore moins, les effets de l'enseignement de stratégies sur les succès des élèves en ALS. De plus, l'évaluation de l'utilisation de stratégies chez les enfants offre un défi particulier aux chercheurs en ce que les méthodes d'évaluation traditionnelles ne sont pas toujours applicables. Cette étude se concentrera sur l'impact de l'utilisation de stratégies sur des tâches en interaction orale dans un contexte authentique, soit la classe d'ALS du primaire au Québec. Cette étude se compose de deux parties; a) un sondage général d'étude et, b) une étude de cas. Le sondage d'étude s'est déroulé auprès de participants de six classes différentes d'élèves de la sixième année du Québec, n=138, avec l'objectif d'identifier et de décrire des patrons généraux dans l'utilisation de stratégies chez ces élèves. Les résultats ont démontré que dans l'ensemble, les enfants utilisaient surtout les catégories de stratégies affectives et compensatoires, comme par exemples : demander de l'aide ou prendre des risques. Le sondage d'étude a aussi produit des effets significatifs au niveau de la compétence, les élèves de compétence forte rapportant utiliser davantage de stratégies affectives et cognitives que les élèves de faible compétence, et la motivation (aimer l'anglais) était une variable signifiante qui a influencé l'utilisation des stratégies en général. En ce qui concerne l'étude de cas, un sous groupe de participants provenant du sondage d'étude a été utilisé, et les objectifs étaient d'investiguer les effets de l'enseignement de l'utilisation de stratégies dans la classe d'ALS ainsi que d'évaluer l'impact de l'utilisation des stratégies sur le succès des tâches d'interaction orale en ALS. Deux groupes entiers, composés de participants similaires et qui provenaient de deux écoles différentes, ont servi de groupe témoin (n=27) et de groupe contrôle (n=26) dans la partie quasi-expérimentale de la recherche. Un souci a été maintenu afin d'appliquer des méthodes d'évaluation rigoureuses à la collecte de données et à l'analyse de cette étude. Des données quantitatives et qualitatives (par exemple, des questionnaires et des enregistrements vidéo de démarche en classe) ont fourni sept sources d'évidence soutenant les conclusions de cette enquête qui a duré quatre mois. Des techniques innovatrices ont été conçues pour enseigner et évaluer les stratégies des enfants. Ces techniques d'évaluation prenaient en compte la nature des enfants et le contexte dans lequel ces participants étudiaient l'anglais, particulièrement au regard du principe de l'évaluation comme soutien à l'apprentissage prôné par le Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS). Les conclusions de cette étude indiquent que : a) la connaissance de stratégies et son utilisation ont été rehaussées à la suite de l'enseignement; b) le groupe d'intervention de stratégies ont démontré des gains statistiquement signifiants au niveau de la mesure en interaction orale du pré-test au post-test; et c) le groupe qui a reçu l'enseignement de stratégies était plus performant que le groupe contrôle dans une analyse planifiée de comparaison statistique des résultats du post-test de l'interaction orale. Cette étude a des conséquences sur les domaines suivants : les méthodes de recherche, la pédagogie de l'enseignement des langues, les stratégies d'apprentissage, l'enseignement des stratégies ainsi que l'évaluation de stratégies chez les enfants qui apprennent une langue seconde ou étrangère.
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La différenciation de l'enseignement de l'orthographe lexicale par les entrées sensorielles les gestes mentaux et la métacognition stratégique, auprès des élèves de 3e année du primaire

Handy, Marie-Jacquard January 2009 (has links)
Thèse numérisée par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

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