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The Impact of Digital Storytelling on Writing Development for English Language Learners in American Samoa
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Laolagi, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Storytelling is universal and is popular in many cultures where it is a medium people use to preserve their beliefs, social values, wisdom, and cultural experiences as well as transfer them from one generation to another. In American Samoa, over 90% of students are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs) and literacy rates are very low,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Improvement
How Do Struggling Writers' Strategic Behaviors and Overall Writing Performance Change as They Participate in Guided-Writing Groups?
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Reinhart, Kelly Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Despite the critical importance of writing proficiency for success in higher education and the workplace (National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2004, 2005), writing achievement has remained stagnant for a number of years. Despite being firmly grounded in tenets of effective instruction (Graham & Perin, 2002) the widely used writer's workshop…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Difficulties, Writing Strategies, Writing Improvement
Utilizing Curriculum-Based Measurements of Writing in Third and Fifth Grade
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Dombek, Jennifer Lucas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to address the utility of curriculum-based measurements of written expression (CBM-W) for predicting writing growth longitudinally and address the extent to which CBM-W relate to other academic and behavior measures. CBM-W has been shown to be an appropriate and useful method for assessing and monitoring writing skill…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Elementary School Students
Journey of Struggling Writers: Students with Learning Disabilities Make Progress in a Fourth Grade Inclusion Model Class
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Jacobs, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The ability to write well is more important today than ever to prepare students for success in school and later in the 21st century global workplace. When children are able to express their knowledge and their beliefs in writing they experience the joy and power of making an impact on the world and reaching to their full potential. Children with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulties, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
The Immediate and Long Term Impact of a Summer Literacy Approach on Writing Performance and Self-Perception of Writing of Urban Housing Authority Children
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Barone, Toni-Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In this quasi-experimental design study, I investigated the impact of a current summer literacy approach on writing performance and writer self-perception of urban Housing Authority children. In addition, current campers and former CampUs Scholarship recipients provided feedback about personal experiences as well as shared the potential impact of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Literacy, Writing (Composition), Writing Achievement
Systemic Functional Linguistics Theory in Practice: A Longitudinal Study of a School-University Partnership Reforming Writing Instruction in an Urban Elementary School
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Daniello, Frank – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The ability to express meaning in prose is a foundational skill in our society. Given the importance of being a competent writer, concern with the quality of writing instruction is a recurring theme among American educators (Cutler & Graham, 2008; Gilbert & Graham, 2010; National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2004, 2006). Research shows…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Longitudinal Studies, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education