Wood, Karen

UNCC

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A content analysis of vocabulary instruction in high school commercial literacy programs 2009 324 The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers’ manuals of the leading commercial high school reading programs to determine the extent to which they provide effective vocabulary instruction as advocated by the leading professional organization...
THE EFFECT OF DIGITAL WORD STUDY ON FIFTH GRADERS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION, RETENTION, AND MOTIVATION: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH 2012 2221 Vocabulary and comprehension are so inextricably linked that it ensures the necessity of researchers and teachers to determine the most effective method of vocabulary instruction. Our nation's children are still victims of what has been termed the vo...
THE EFFECTS OF AN INTERACTIVE VOCABULARY STRATEGY ON TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WORD LEARNING 2011 12449 It is a well established fact that the level and degree of vocabulary knowledge plays an important role in adolescents’ literacy development. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ and students’ perceptions and use of an interactive vocab...
Digital collaborative literacy, critical literacy, and writing for social justice : a case study of meaningful learning in a first grade classroom 2012 5990 The need for twenty-first century learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and the use of technology are paramount to success in today?s classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore what happened when children e...