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A Grounded Theory Exploration of Learning to Read in the Montessori Early Childhood Classroom: Using Teacher Knowledge and Experience to Build a Model of Reading Development and to Examine How Montessori Pedagogy Supports Reading Motivation
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Sharra Weasler – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Learning to read is one of the most important components of education and literacy skills in early childhood have a significant impact on later reading success. There is an abundance of quantitative research focused on reading, known as the science of reading. However, gaps and flaws have been identified in the research, indicating that an…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education
Conversation Analytic Perspectives on English Language Learning, Teaching and Testing in Global Contexts. New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Nguyen, Hanh thi, Ed.; Malabarba, Taiane, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This edited volume brings together 10 cutting-edge empirical studies on the realities of English language learning, teaching and testing in a wide range of global contexts where English is an additional language. It covers three themes: learners' development of interactional competence, the organization of teaching and testing practices, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Preschool Curriculum: What's In It for Children and Teachers
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Albert Shanker Institute, 2009
This report examines the importance and efficacy of oral language, literacy, mathematics, and science preschool curricula and how these curricula can be improved through alignment with research on early childhood development and learning. Detailed, research-driven recommendations are presented for what preschool-aged children should be learning in…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Oral Language, Literacy Education, Mathematics Instruction
Is It Necessary to Study a Foreign Language in School?
D'iachenko, V. – Soviet Education, 1991
Complains that no one learns a second language from studying it at school. Attributes this problem to the fact that no opportunity exists for conversation to reinforce what is being learned. Suggests working in rotated pairs to provide conversational practice. Calls for bilingual texts and lessons and for taking advantage of having bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers
Understanding and Implementing Reading First Initiatives. The Changing Role of Administrators
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Cummins, Carrice Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2006
Administrators in the U.S. education system need to be more than good managers, they need to understand high-quality reading instruction, so they can serve their teachers and help their school meet Reading First requirements. Although written with the administrator in mind, this collection also can be used by teachers, teacher educators, staff…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Administrator Role, Leadership, Federal Legislation
Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. Executive Summary
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August, Diane, Ed.; Shanahan, Timothy, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006
Teaching language-minority students to read and write well in English is an urgent challenge in the nation's K-12 schools. Literacy in English is essential to achievement in every academic subject-and to educational and economic opportunities beyond schooling. Compounding this challenge are increasing numbers and diversity of language-minority…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Minorities, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students