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Hedman, Christina; Mannish, Scarlett – English in Education, 2022
This study emerged from the abrupt shift to online distance teaching due to the Covid-19 pandemic and reports of "Mother Tongue Instruction" (MTI) in Sweden, where online distance teaching was initially introduced in MTI only. In Sweden, MTI is offered to students whose parents/caregivers speak languages other than Swedish on a daily…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Native Language Instruction, Swedish, Second Language Learning
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Guenther, Leah – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2017
This research investigates the impact of teaching Shakespeare to below-grade-level readers in an English Language Arts classroom on Chicago's South Side. The students studied are five middle school boys who were observed over a two-year course of study under the same teacher who, after finding success with this method, found herself asking, how is…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Middle School Students, Males, English Literature
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Stufft, Carolyn J. – English in Texas, 2015
As a result of high-stakes testing pressure and financial strain within schools, fine arts programs continue to be cut from K-12 education. While research indicates the benefits of music related to learning, brain development, and reading (Kraus, Hornickel, Strait, Slater, & Thompson, 2014), many students do not receive instruction in the fine…
Descriptors: Music, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Benefits