Category: Literacy

  • Literacy With an Attitude by Patrick J. Finn Review

    During the course of recent decades, the quality of educational standards in American high schools has been undermined to such an extent that, even upon being graduated, many of todays students still have a hard time while trying to locate America on the worlds map. This statement correlates rather well with the fact that, during…

  • Teacher-Based Assessment of Literacy Learning

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Teachers are meant to use their experience and professional training to connect with the assessments during classes. At times, the teacher may make these assessments unconsciously not being aware of the judgment they bring and the impact it has on learners behaviors. Frey and Hiebert…

  • Teacher-Based Assessment of Literacy Learning

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Teachers are meant to use their experience and professional training to connect with the assessments during classes. At times, the teacher may make these assessments unconsciously not being aware of the judgment they bring and the impact it has on learners behaviors. Frey and Hiebert…

  • Improving Literacy in the Seattle School District

    Introduction Program planning and evaluation are critical steps in determining the success and anticipated effectiveness of the program, which ultimately influences the support of the program by its stakeholders and sponsors. To illustrate the general components of the program for Improving Literacy in the Seattle School District, the logic model application allows for outlining the…

  • Improving Literacy in the Seattle School District

    Introduction Program planning and evaluation are critical steps in determining the success and anticipated effectiveness of the program, which ultimately influences the support of the program by its stakeholders and sponsors. To illustrate the general components of the program for Improving Literacy in the Seattle School District, the logic model application allows for outlining the…

  • Literacy Skills in Struggling Students: Team Read Program

    Many students have difficulty in literacy skills, particularly comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling skills. Therefore, research in improving literacy skills is essential in finding strategies that may enable students to perform better in reading and writing. Struggling students need different teaching approaches to improve their literacy skills, particularly students from minority ethnic groups. Various programs exist…

  • Literacy Skills in Struggling Students: Team Read Program

    Many students have difficulty in literacy skills, particularly comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling skills. Therefore, research in improving literacy skills is essential in finding strategies that may enable students to perform better in reading and writing. Struggling students need different teaching approaches to improve their literacy skills, particularly students from minority ethnic groups. Various programs exist…

  • Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents

    The phenomenon of disciplinary literacy is crucial to learning outcomes and, therefore, requires particularly close attention. The article by Shanahan and Shanahan (2008) allows exploring the exact effects of disciplinary literacy on students performance. Though the authors refer directly to reading as the main area in which the proposed strategy is deployed, the impact of…

  • Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents

    The phenomenon of disciplinary literacy is crucial to learning outcomes and, therefore, requires particularly close attention. The article by Shanahan and Shanahan (2008) allows exploring the exact effects of disciplinary literacy on students performance. Though the authors refer directly to reading as the main area in which the proposed strategy is deployed, the impact of…

  • Basic Literacy and School-to-Prison Pipeline

    Basic literacy is essential for students to be able to comprehend the material they are being taught. Therefore, it is the foundation for any students academic success. Without basic literacy skills, students are unable to access the knowledge they need to be successful in school and beyond it. Research indicates that students who are not…