Cooperative Learning & Literacy / Grades 7 - 12
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This 5 page essay discusses the use of cooperative learning in developing literacy skills. Specific examples of techniques that can be used are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: CLlit.wps

Connecting Literacy with Social Content: The Use of Social Studies to Help Students with Cultural Differences
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This 6 page paper considers the application of social studies coursework for the process of developing cultural literacy. This paper argues that in an increasingly diverse multicultural environment, the commonalties of social studies coursework can have positive implications for bridging social and cultural differences and integrating literacy as it is defined within a social content. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Interactive Computer Reading Programs Improve Literacy
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5 pages in length. Children are experiencing an overwhelming increase in literacy rates due in great part to the implementation of a fairly new technology: interactive computer programs. Particularly evident of this success is the drastic improvement in reading skills of kindergarten and elementary school children. The advent of computer-based learning programs allows for a number of teaching enhancements not otherwise available in the conventional format. The writer discusses research findings as they relate to interactive reading programs for children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Intread.wps

Literacy-- More Than Being Able to Read
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A 5 page research paper which contains background information on the subject of literacy/illiteracy. The paper then describes the difference between literacy, illiteracy and functional literacy. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Illitera.wps

Technology as an Aid to Literacy
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A 10 page research paper that examines how technology is being implemented in America's classrooms as an aid to literacy. The writer covers how this impacts primary grades as well as secondary education and teacher training. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Tecnolit.wps

Using Big Books To Improve Literacy
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A 6 page paper that explores the use of Big Books to improve literacy in young children. Little research has been conducted to date on the specific topic but extrapolations can be made based on research focusing on methods to improve different factors in literacy development. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Using Writing to Enhance Literacy in the Elementary Grades
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A 10 page paper discussing constructivism as it applies to the concept of whole literacy teaching. The practice of using writing to enhance reading ability and contribute to overall literacy is an old one, but it is being used in new combinations in today's search for the most effective means of teaching our children. Not only are there more pressing reasons for ownership of literacy today than at any time in the past, there also are more socioeconomic pressures that effectively work against its realization. Educators continually search for that 'magic' combination that will pull it all together. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Writinge.rtf

Lesson Plan For Primary Grades/ Business Pioneer, Miami
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A 3 page lesson plan covering topic, objectives, introduction, method, activities, and summary. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Pioneer.wps

Lesson Plan For Primary Grades/ Martin Luther King, Jr
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A 3 page lesson plan covering topic, objectives, introduction, method, activities, and summary. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Mlkjplan.wps

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
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This 7 page report discusses the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium’s standards and specifically outlines two areas that the writer addresses as the most important of the ten standards. Teachers must do more than merely ‘offer education,’ schools are now expected to ensure that all students learn and perform at high levels. Rather than merely ‘covering the curriculum,’ teachers are expected to find ways to support and connect with the needs of all learners.” Addressing those needs was the key concern of the INTASC. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWteach.rtf

Administration of Inclusion Schools
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A 5 page paper discussing administrators' roles in inclusion programs. Administrators may or may not be able to assist in further refining the definition of learning disabilities (LD) used in their schools, but they can have great influence on whether inclusion programs work in them. The number of LD students is growing, regardless of what definition of LD is used. School administrators need to ensure that inclusion has a proper base in areas such as funding and staff training, but they also need to encourage teachers in their attempts to be as effective as possible. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSinclusion.wps