Curriculum and Teaching Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Teaching English Language Arts Methods in the United States: A Review of the Research
(Wiley, 2014-06)What is the state of the English education methods course in the 21st century? Summarizing the research in English teacher education since the last major study (Smagorinsky & Whiting, 1995) of how English teachers are ... -
Variaciones en el tratamiento de las sibilantes Inconsistencia en el seseo sevillano: Un enfoque sociolingüístico
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993-04-01)El artículo de John B. Dalbor, "Observations on Present-Day seseo and ceceo in Southern Spain", publicado en el nº 63 de Hispania (1980), observa-efectivamente-y analiza el uso indiscriminado de los fonemas [s] y Θ por ... -
Idea: Electronic Writing in L2: Accuracy Vs Other Outcomes
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003-12-01)This article describes the effects of dialogue journaling through e-mail on the language produced by two groups (experimental and control) of first-semester-Spanish college students. The independent variable was the use ... -
Novel Roles for Books: Promoting the Use of Young Adult Literature with Students at a School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
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Dimensions of Young Adult Literature: Moving into “New Times”
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2012-12-01)No abstract is available for this item. -
The Impact of Word Study Intervention on Adult English Learners' Spelling and Reading
(Academy Publisher, 2014-03)The purpose of this study was to document the impact of an instructional approach, Word Study, on adults’ spelling and reading. Forty-nine adults enrolled in ESL classes at a community-based site in the United States from ... -
Return to Sport After Turf Toe Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Academy Publisher, 2014-03-01)The purpose of this study was to document the impact of an instructional approach, Word Study, on adults’ spelling and reading. Forty-nine adults enrolled in ESL classes at a community-based site in the United States from ... -
Balanced Literacy in an Urban School District
(Taylor and Francis, 2005)Balanced literacy is a philosophical orientation that assumes that reading and writing achievement are developed through instruction and support in multiple environments using various approaches that differ by level of ... -
“Dear Tupac, You speak to me.” Recruiting hip-hop as curriculum at a school for pregnant and parenting teens
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)This article provides a rich representation of how in-school practices that recruit students’ “out-of-school” literacies, such as hip-hop, can be used as critical bridges in students’ learning. Hip-hop, conceptualized ... -
Making sense of teaching through metaphors: a review across three studies
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)The purpose of this paper is to synthesize findings from three studies that have addressed the conceptualization and application of the metaphor construct to the study of teachers and teaching. We specifically examined the ... -
Community-Based Field Experiences in Teacher Education: Possibilities for a pedagogical third space
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)The present article discusses the importance of community-based field experiences as a feature of teacher education programs. Through a qualitative case study, prospective teachers’ work with homeless youth in an ... -
Promoting Professional Student Learning Through Study Groups: A Case Study
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)The purpose of this research was to analyze how 24 students perceived the study group experience and how study groups fostered a change in their knowledge and teaching of comprehension. Data sources included pre-post ... -
Perspectives of two ethnically different pre-service teacher populations as they learn about folk literature
(Taylor and Francis, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers’ knowledge of folk literature in general and that of a selected country or culture in particular before and after studying it in a college children's ... -
Pre-service teachers' metaphors of teaching and literacy
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)The purpose of this study was to examine pre-service elementary teachers’ metaphors of teaching and literacy and then relate their metaphorical images of literacy to content presented in the reading methods course. ... -
Literacy metaphors of pre-service elementary teachers: Do they change after instruction? Which metaphors are stable? How do they connect to theories?
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine pre-service elementary teachers’ metaphors of “literacy” and “teaching literacy” at the commencement and conclusion of a year-long literacy methods course at a Midwestern American ... -
Preservice Teachers' Metaphors of Teaching in Relation to Literacy Beliefs
(Taylor and Francis, 2008)The purpose of this study was to examine preservice elementary and secondary English and foreign language teachers’ metaphors and relate their metaphorical images to conceptions of literacy. Specifically, sixty-six ... -
Metaphors and Sense of Teaching: How These Constructs Influence Novice Teachers
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)The purpose of this study was to identify the root metaphors of secondary classroom teachers and to observe ways in which these constructs influence teachers’ work with their students and their environments. Specifically, ... -
Do Parents Benefit? Perspectives of Low-Income Parents Who Received a Free Early Readiness Program for Their Child
(Springer Verlag, 2004)The purpose of this study was to discover the interpretations and perspectives of 4 low-income parents who received a free early readiness program for their child. Two interviewees were parents who had a child enrolled the ... -
A Study of Student Teachers' Reflections on Their Beliefs, Thoughts, and Practices
(Taylor and Francis, 2008)The purposes of this study were to identify critical events that student teachers encountered and to investigate how the interaction between the characteristics of student teachers and their school environment influences ... -
The Effectiveness of a Model of Language-Focused Classroom Instruction on the Vocabulary and Narrative Development of Kindergarten Children
(Bioinfo Publications, 2012)The purpose of the study that is reported in this article was to examine the effectiveness of a model of language-focused instruction, dehvered by the classroom teacher, on the vocabulary and narrative development of ...
