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Christopoulou, Martha – Art Education, 2011
Using visual resources from everyday life in art lessons can enrich students' knowledge about the creation of visual images, artifacts, and sites, and develop their critical understanding about the cultural impact of these images and their effects on people's lives. Through examining an exhibition in the windows of Selfridges department store in…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Design, Merchandising, Art Education
Lia, Michelle P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A single-subject design of the effects of teaching Tier Two vocabulary on the vocabulary knowledge, comprehension, fluency, and prosody of fifth-grade nonnative English speakers was conducted. Results suggested that vocabulary instruction improved vocabulary knowledge, but further research and study is needed to determine ways to improve fluency,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Grade 5, Vocabulary Development, Intermediate Grades
Schleizer, Shawn M. A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Accelerating the acquisition of reading skills in at-risk third- through sixth-grade students is critically important if educators expect to meet federal and state performance targets and also meet children's needs. In an attempt to rapidly advance learning in reading, a large urban school district provided a group of 2,227 students performing…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Decision Making