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Direct linkBrown-Wood, JaNay E.; Solari, Emily J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Children's books support children's development, but many factors influence interest in engaging with books, including book physical features. Additionally, the lack of diverse children's books makes it difficult to determine whether racial characters influence children's book preferences. This study utilized a forced-choice selection task to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Childrens Literature, Books
Minigan, Andrew P.; Westbrook, Sarah; Rothstein, Dan; Santana, Luz – Social Education, 2017
In 2011, Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana of the Right Question Institute first wrote about the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a simple yet rigorous stepwise process to teach all students how to ask better questions, in their book "Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions". Through the QFT, students learn how…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Books, Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking
Hansen, Laurie E.; Collins, Penelope – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study investigated children's access to books, narrow independent reading volume, and growth in vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. Two hundred-twenty English language learners and native-English speaking children from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds were given measures of vocabulary and literacy in the fall and spring of fourth grade.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Independent Reading, Books, Vocabulary
Simpson, Lisa A.; Bui, Yvonne – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Students with autism display challenges acquiring friendships and participating in relationships with typical peers. Social interaction is further impacted in students with low-functioning autism, necessitating consideration of their unique characteristics when designing and implementing interventions. This single-subject study examined the…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Intervention, Autism, Visual Aids
Bishop, Lisa; Mahan, Diane – Teacher Librarian, 2009
The job of a teacher-librarian is to connect all students to reading, writing, information, and literacy in all its wonderful forms. A writing challenge is a teacher-librarian's chance to encourage students to inform and entertain the community in an introspective and artistic manner. A school-wide challenge to write is a chance most students have…
Descriptors: Librarians, Books, Elementary Schools, School Libraries
Quinones, Anna M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation study describes and interprets the dialogue between Latino parents and their children during home literature conversations. The participating students were enrolled in my first and second grade classroom in East Los Angeles, California. I was guided by the following research questions in this qualitative teacher research study:…
Descriptors: Reading, Bilingual Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
GOLDSMITH, JOHN; AND OTHERS – 1961
THE GUIDE OFFERED THE TEACHER ACTIVITY UNITS THAT SHE COULD USE TO ENRICH THE CURRICULUM AND TO CHALLENGE THE MORE ABLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT. THE UNITS ARE DIVIDED INTO THE HISTORICAL GEOLOGY OF NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH AND WRITING, AND THE FOLKLORE ASPECT OF LITERATURE. THE TWO MUSIC UNITS WERE DIVIDED…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Creative Teaching, Critical Thinking
