NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stadler, Marie A.; Ward, Gay Cuming – Reading Horizons, 2010
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of props on children's narrative retells. Forty-two children in two comparable K/1 classrooms heard and practiced the same stories over eight weeks. This study found that the props had a positive effect on the children's use of descriptive language, but there was no effect on the number…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Kindergarten
Morgan-Fleming, Barbara; Simpson, Douglas J.; Curtis, Kristi; Hull, William – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The partnership between Best Elementary School and Texas Tech University's College of Education has been in place over 15 years. During this time field based methods classes have been taught at Best, graduate and undergraduate students have been involved in tutoring programs, and activities such as field trips have been conducted in partnership…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Economically Disadvantaged