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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
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
Underachieving Gifted Students and Ways to Improve School Performance of at Risk Student Population Who Have High Potential: Improving Writing Performance in Underachieving Gifted Students
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Brown-Anfelouss, Marjorie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Giftedness has often been equated with being academically talented or being a high achiever in school. However, there is often concern about the gifted students who could be described as unmotivated and underachieving in one or many academic areas. At the Jones Street School, a school for gifted elementary students, the location of this study,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Underachievement, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
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
An Analysis of the Statistical Differences between Student Writing Scores for Students of Delaware Writing Project Partnership Teachers and Students of Teachers Not Participating in the Delaware Writing Project Partnership
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Lazar, Carolyn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to discover if there exists a statistically significant difference in DSTP student writing scores from spring 2007 third grade to spring 2007 fifth grade student writing scores for students of Delaware Writing Project (DWP) Partnership teachers and students in classrooms with teachers not participating in the DWP…
Descriptors: Classrooms, Grade 5, Grade 3, Professional Development
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