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Literacy and Liberation: A Content Analysis of Four Antebellum Slave Narratives as Sites of Critical Literacy
This dissertation examines the roles of literacy and literacy education in early 19th-century autobiographies of four fugitive African American slaves: Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Henry Bibb, and Harriet Jacobs. ... -
Teacher Knowledge Matters
The DIGILIT FRAMEWORK Selecting and integrating the use of digital texts or tools in literacy lessons are complex tasks. The DigiLit Framework provides a succinct model to guide planning, reflection, coaching, and ... -
Chinese EFL Learners' Use of Online Reading Strategies
Based on Afflerbach and Cho’s (2009) theoretical model of Constructively Responsive Reading on the Internet (CRRI model), this study aims to explore the patterns of reading strategies that 40 proficient, college-level, ... -
Investigation of Running Records and How Teachers Use the Reading Information to Inform Instruction
A qualitative research approach was taken to examine (1) how teachers used running records to identify students’ needs, and (2) how those needs were addressed in subsequent instruction. Participants included three first-grade ... -
Impact of virtual literature circles on Chinese university EFL students' independent English reading
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of virtual literature circles (VLCs) on Chinese university English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ independent English reading. The importance of independent reading ... -
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Peer Feedback on Chinese University Students’ English Writing Performance
Effective writing pedagogy in higher education has been a consistent goal of researchers and instructors in the English as a second / foreign language writing practices. Formative peer feedback, a key factor in pedagogical ... -
Teacher Characteristics and Effective Implementation of the Accelerated Reader program, as reported by Teachers of African American students
How are teacher characteristics related to teaching practices in reading instruction? Melton, Smothers, Anderson, Fulton, Replogue, & Thomas (2004) maintained teachers are the most powerful dynamic in the classroom. African ... -
Using Engagement with Instructor Feedback to Nurture First-Year Writing Students’ Self-Efficacy
Many students enter college with low self-perceptions about their writing skills. Research indicates that first-year writing instructors typically rely on the semi-self-regulated steps of the writing process to help students ... -
THE IMPACT OF FACE-TO-FACE VERSUS ONLINE PEER REVIEW ON STUDENTS' WRITING ACHIEVEMENT
This study examines the impact of type of peer review first year college students participated in, either face-to-face (F2F) or online (OL) and its effect on students' writing achievement. Using a two-way repeated measures ... -
The impact of a book flood on reading motivation and reading achievement of fourth grade students
Reading proficiency makes profound differences in reasoning and the ability to learn new information. Past research has indicated that avid readers demonstrate superior literacy development and a wide-range of knowledge ...