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Marlene Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative case study explored the use of Readers Theater through the experiences of emergent bilingual students in a first-grade bilingual classroom. Readers Theater is a strategy that has produced great results in helping the development of literacy in reading fluency, motivation, and comprehension. The research regarding the use of…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Bilingualism, Metacognition
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Lo, Chih-Cheng; Lu, Shih-Yun; Cheng, Dou-Dou – SAGE Open, 2021
The study aimed to investigate the effects of Reader's Theater on EFL learners' English reading comprehension. The roles of English learning anxiety and learning styles in the RT instruction were also explored. Mixed methods research was conducted to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. The subjects were 11 graders in a senior…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Schatz, Rochelle B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFA) demonstrate atypical development resulting in significant deficits in the areas of perspective-taking and observational learning. These deficits lead to challenges in social interactions and academic performance. In particular, children with HFA tend to struggle with comprehending…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Perspective Taking, Interaction
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Johnson, Robin D., Ed.; Vasinda, Sheri, Ed.; Szabo, Susan, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2016
The theme for the 59th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers was Making a Difference in Our Diverse Communities. The meeting took place in Costa Mesa, California in 2015. In the first section of the Yearbook, Dr. J. Helen Perkins's presidential address shared the story of her journey as an educator and how it…
Descriptors: Literacy, Literacy Education, Social Justice, Researchers
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Martinez, Miriam; Roser, Nancy L.; Strecker, Susan – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes a 10-week project in two second-grade classrooms that used daily Readers' Theatre experiences to develop children's meaningful and fluent reading. Discusses access to manageable materials, effective reading models, rereadings, instructional support and feedback, choosing the texts, and preparing. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 2, Primary Education, Readers Theater, Reading Attitudes
Stoeberl, Susan M. – 1987
Inspired by the Broadway musical "Cats" and by T. S. Eliot's collection of poems, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," this language arts teaching unit for seventh grade includes a variety of activities using the poems and musical as focal points. Activity types include the following: (1) reading, listening, and singing…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Collaborative Writing, Curriculum Enrichment
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed. – Educational Forum, 1992
Designed to promote discourse on teaching, learning, and professional development, this spring 1992 issue of Massachusetts Bay Community College's (MBCC's) "Educational Forum" documents modes of inquiry and faculty development activities that MBCC has found promising. The following articles are contained in the issue: (1) "Education Through…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Faculty Development