Literacy Instruction in a Diverse Classroom
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the topic of literacy instruction designed to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. The writer summarizes research, offers specific strategies and also an applicable theoretical framework for professional development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Literacy Instruction: Short and Long-Term Goals and Programming Perspective
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of a program designed to address the literacy needs of a varied learner population. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHLiteracyProg.rtf

Literacy, Language, Culture And Identity
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A 8 paper that reports and discusses the interrelationship of literacy, language, culture and identity. The writer discuses how each relates to the others and the fact that literacy does not mean the same thing in all cultures. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Literacy, Reading & Research
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A 4 page research paper that examines how reading research studies are advancing the goal of illiteracy prevention. Early identification of children encountering difficulties in learning to read is critical to the prevention of illiteracy. Recognizing this fact, the reading research community has focused on devising better diagnostic techniques at earlier ages. While it is acknowledged that early intervention is best, researchers also recognize the need for interventions designed to help older students to overcome reading difficulties. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Literature Based Literacy - Grades 7 - 12
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A 12 page paper that begins with an abstract. This essay has three sections in the main body of the paper. The first is an outline of a literature based literacy program for grades 7-12. The second part of the essay presents the program materials: the primary literature program, which is the Globe Fearon Literature program. This program is designed for reading levels 6-10. A description and justification for secondary materials is presented next, followed by a special discussion on writing activities. An example of titles is offered in the secondary materials section. The next section discusses the types of modification that could be made for different learners, e.g., the ESL learner or a student with learning disabilities and who is reading below grade level. The last section is a short conclusion. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN/CHOOSING INFERRED SOURCES
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This 3 page paper discusses the elements of literature which specifically address the situations of children in families. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBkidlit.rtf

Literature Review: Integrating Accelerated Learning Techniques into Elementary ESL Classrooms:
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This 7 page paper examines the techniques of Dr. Georgi Lozanov - specifically, his integrated learning techniques. This paper explores how these techniques serve to help ESL students achieve more academic success. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Literature-Based Approach To Vocabulary Learning, Part 1
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11 pages in length. The writer addresses several issues in relation to elementary vocabulary instruction, including the relationship between vocabulary and comprehension; the goals of vocabulary instruction; guidelines/principles for vocabulary instruction; words that should be taught; classroom strategies; how to teach students to acquire words independently; records and logs for keeping new vocabulary words; characteristics of vocabulary development in whole language classroom; and characteristics of vocabulary development in literature-based programs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCvocb1.doc

Literature-Based Approach To Vocabulary Learning, Part 2
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10 pages in length. The writer discusses methods, data analysis and summary as they relate to applying literature-based techniques to teaching vocabulary retention to elementary students. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCvocb2.doc

Living, Loving and Learning
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and assesses Leo F. Buscaglia's 1982 text Living, Loving & Learning, which is a marvelous book that deals not only with education and teaching, but how--ideally--individuals should approach life. In this regard, Dr. Buscaglia emphasizes that loving is the key to a fuller, more meaningful life and also to success as a teacher. This text is an eclectic assortment of material that ranges from the autobiographical to observations specifically designed to help teachers cultivate a loving approach to the art of facilitating learning in their students. No additional sources cited.
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Logico-Mathematical Knowledge, Montessori, Piaget
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A 5 page paper that discusses Montessori's and Piaget's general theories on learning and explains Piaget's concept of logico-mathematical knowledge and how Montessori's model is related to that type of knowledge. The essay also explains Piaget's thoughts about adaptation, absorption and organization. Montessori and Piaget are compared throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Logico-Mathematical Thought And Montessori’s Mathematical Mind
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This 4 page paper looks at Piaget’s concept of logico-mathematical and then considers the idea of Maria Montessori’s mathematical mind. The paper then considers some of the first tools that are used for teaching children maths using the Montessori Method. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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Making a Difference: Effecting Academic Achievement Through a Sense of Community and Recognition of Cultural Diversity
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An 8 page discussion of one principal’s plans to intercede in the downward spiral of academic failure which is confronting the students of her elementary school. The key to her plan is emphasizing a sense of community at the elementary school and modifying teaching methods to take into account the cultural variability which exists there. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Male Self-Esteem & The Gifted Student
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A 40 page thesis/practicum investigating the hypothesis that male students exhibit reduced levels of self-esteem in the gifted classroom environment. Solution strategies are presented in full detail. Bibliography lists more than 30 sources. Please write to us for more information.
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Management Training
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This 16 page paper looks at the way in which corporate training models may be formulated. The paper considers different, relevant models, of individual and group learning to gain an insight to the way in which corporate management training models may be used. Theorists quoted include Corey, Williams and Dunn, Klob, Lewin and Senge. The bibliography cites 30 sources.
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Managing Online Learning In Collabrative Group
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A Worthwhile Challenge : This ten-page-paper presents and indepth discussion on the pros and cons of managing and online collabrative enviroment for learning . Bibliography lists eight sources.
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MARIA MONTESSORI
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This 6 page paper discusses the methods and theories of Maria Montessori on the learning styles and abilities of children. Pros and Cons discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Maria Montessori
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A 3 page paper which examines important moments in the life of Maria Montessori. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Maria Montessori’s ‘New Education’
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In three pages this paper examines what Maria Montessori meant by the term ‘new education.’ Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Marva Collins Model for Discipline
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the model for discipline/classroom management formulated by Marvel Collins, an African American educator who developed a humanistic model for discipline and classroom management that is specifically geared toward meeting the needs of African American students. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mary Louise Pratt's "Arts of the Contact Zone" and Paulo Freire's "The Banking Concept of Education"
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A 12 page paper which compares Mary Louise Pratt's "Arts of the Contact Zone" and Paulo Freire's "The Banking Concept of Education." Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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Matching Teaching Styles To Learning Styles
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A 10 page paper. Identifying and classifying learning styles of students has been a topic or interest and research since at least the early 1970s but teachers have always known that different students learn better in different ways. Is it beneficial for a teacher to match his or her own teaching style to the learning styles of the students in the classroom? This essay describes learning styles, according to a number of theorists and how the teacher can match that style. The writer also discusses if it is beneficial to always try to accommodate all the different learning's styles found in the classroom. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Math Instruction
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This 5 page paper discusses specific questions. Why is problem solving important to math instruction? Why is reading important for math instruction? Why it is important to understand mathematical content to teach math. The writer also comments on the importance of considering students when planning math lessons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mathematics Lessons for Primary Learners
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of lesson plans for first grade learners in mathematics counting, tallying and graphing. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Mathematics Test Anxiety
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A 9 page paper that begins with a speech about the topic. The paper explains anxiety and it prevalence, test anxiety, mathematics anxiety and mathematics test anxiety. The writer comments on the increase in anxiety with high stakes testing. Research about the topics is discussed. The paper ends with ideas teachers can use to reduce this type of anxiety. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Matrix Structure – Implications For Education
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A 13 page paper that begins with an introduction to the matrix structure, including when it first emerged and leading to a statement of the problem. The literature review explains the matrix structure in more detail, three types of project-based matrix frameworks, the elements and characteristics needed for successful matrix management and three driving forces for matrix management. The final section discusses the matrix structure in schools and uses special education and other factors as examples. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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McArthur's Taking the Good from the Bad (Reaction Paper)
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This 3 page paper examines an article that critiques the way that science is taught. The article makes recommendations and the reaction to the paper is positive. No additional sources cited.
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Meaningful Learning Experiences
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A 4 page research paper that discusses how to provide meaningful and worthwhile learning experiences. There is an old saw that goes that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. As this cliche illustrates, a teacher may provide all of the information and instruction necessary for learning, but for a learning experience to be worthwhile and meaningful, that is, for actual learning to take place, the active cooperation and cognition of the student must be engaged. The goal, therefore, is to provide teaching and learning experiences that are effective, that is, that instigate thinking and learning on the part of the student. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Teachers
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A 4 page paper defining teacher efficacy and its relevance to student achievement. Writer posits that teachers measure their effectiveness in terms of student response to curricula and that there is a direct correlation between effectiveness and self-confidence. Bibliography lists approximately 4-5 sources.
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Men in Educational Assessment: Kohn, Madaus, and Popham
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A 5 apge paper which examines and analyzes the work of Alfie Kohn, George Madaus, and James Popham. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Metacognition and Learning: The Importance of Instilling Metacognitive Skills in Learning Disabled Students
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A 6 page overview of the process of metacognition and how it relates to the learning process. The process of metacognition can be broken into two broad components: the understanding of what is required to solve a problem and effecting the appropriate strategies to solve that problem. While metacognition is an inherent process for average and advanced learners, metacognitive skills must be taught to learning disabled students. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Method Diversity for Quality in K-5 Education
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A 20 page paper discussing the need for a variety of instructional methods for elementary students. Recognition of this need is broad-based, but assessing the worth of methods is not always so straightforward. Elementary students are just as impatient as their busy parents. The teacher must be quick, to the point and capture attention right away in order to hold it. This paper examines examples of current thoughts on methods of instruction in reading, science, math and integrated learning activities. Findings indicate that current work emphasizes the value of varied instructional methods in achieving quality educational outcomes. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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METHODOLOGY, MATH AND THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENT
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This 4 page paper discusses the application and use of various curriculum for the sixth grade math student. Specific lesson plans discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Michael J. Schmoker's "Results Fieldbook Practical Strategies From Dramatically Improved Schools" - Critique
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4 pages in length. Michael J. Schmoker's Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies From Dramatically Improved Schools serves to set a precedence whereby five school districts are showcased for stepping away from traditional approaches in exchange for embracing alternative methods that produce results. In examining these five school districts, it becomes clear how there is no single style of teaching that can reach every student; rather, instructors must offer a compilation of methods in order to draw out the learning potential of each individual student. The most astonishing aspect about these strategies is how they do not require extensive amounts of time to see results; using Schmoker's approach, they are both immediate and effective. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCSchmoker.rtf

Microculture/A Middle School Classroom
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A 5 page research paper that presents a hypothetical field observation of two middle school classrooms in relation to the topic of studying microcultures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Middle School - Cognitive Development And Technology
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A 10 page paper that begins by explaining and discussing the cognitive development theories of Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey. The writer discusses using technology in the middle school classroom and relates that use to the three theories explained. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Middle School and Core Curriculum
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A 5 page paper which presents an effective inclusion model for middle school students through a core curriculum of integrated studies in the predominantly constant areas. The argument is presented that an inclusive program, which integrates all subjects and addresses the needs and abilities of the individual student, is the only method of approach that can serve to see us through the needs and the changes concerning our middle school students and our future society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Middle School Writers
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A 7 page paper which discusses whether the elements found in encouraging a voice or those found in the demand of a student's environment prove to be more effective in developing a middle school student's writing abilities. The paper argues that the elements found in the demand of a student's environment, which is to be shared, proves more effective in developing a student's writing abilities. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Middle Schools: What They Are, and How U.S. School Districts Are Operating Them in Terms of Core Curriculum, Block Scheduling, and Organizational Structure
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A 5 page paper which defines middle schools and considers their distinctiveness by examining what other schools throughout the United States are doing, in terms of core curriculum, block scheduling, and organizational structure. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Military Classroom Management
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A 3 page paper discussing possible approaches to a problem of classroom management in a military setting. The first classroom experience following boot camp has led one student to be alternately rude and seek to be the "class clown." It is the instructor's responsibility to determine the best course of action to regain control of the class. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Missing Opportunities With Spanish-Speaking Student Populations
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A 5 page paper that reports a case study involving a bilingual program at a high school in the Midwest. The essay specifically looks at missed teaching/learning opportunities due to certain assumptions the staff made. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mnemonic Devices
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4 pages in length. Mnemonic devices – otherwise known as memory enhancers – represent a critical component in overcoming learning stumbling blocks. Whether child or adult, minor learning impediment or significant, mnemonic devices help people in everyday situations where certain information must be permanently absorbed (remembered) by the brain. Some people have no problem storing information after seeing it just once or twice; others, however, need the extra assistance of mnemonic devices. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Models of Teaching
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A 5 page research paper that defines, discusses, and offers the writer’s personal reaction to several models of teaching. Models addressed include the inductive model, direct instruction, direct interactive, problem-based, and others. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: khmodte.rtf

Monitoring Early Reading Development in First Grade
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of an article by Fuchs, Fuchs and Compton (2004) entitled: Monitoring Early Reading Development in First Grade. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Monitoring Student Understanding of Lesson Material
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of a method for monitoring student understanding of lesson materials. This paper provides an overview of the portfolio method, which is based on the integration of student materials over the course of instruction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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