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Talk Farmer: Resources for educating youth about the dairy industry
(2013-08-16)Talk Farmer is a collection of print and multimedia resources to be used to educate youth ages five to fifteen about the dairy industry. The tools developed are available online at www.site.google.com/talkfarmerwi and ... -
Task-based language teaching in the business English classroom
(2013-04-10)Students all over the world attend classes in Business English to further their careers. Business English instruction can prepare students for jobs in international business or improve their current English level. ... -
Teacher perceptions of social skills in sixth-graders in elementary school versus sixth-graders in middle school
(2010-06-14)Sixth grade is a very exciting and interesting time for children where multiple life changes occur, including the type of school setting that 11 and 12 year olds attend. Each school district has the choice of placing sixth ... -
Teacher skill and stress levels: are they prepared for Response to Intervention?
(2009-12-14)Elementary-level general education teachers' role-related stress and preparedness regarding Response to Intervention (RtI) were examined across 30 Western Wisconsin public school districts and seven counties. The relationship ... -
Teaching Academic Conversation to Improve Proficiency
(2018-01-30)The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) require that all students, including English Language Learners (ELLs) be able to use academic language across all content areas. In order for this to occur, we need to provide ELLs ... -
Teaching Affixes and Cognates to Enhance Spanish ELL’s Lexical Competence
(2021)This paper discusses the current strategies for vocabulary instruction in the United States K-12 system. It introduces a new method for Spanish-speaking students to use cognates as root morphemes within affix instruction. ... -
Teaching comprehension strategies through the use of puppets and sensory experiences
(2014-05-02)Comprehending while reading is an important skill for making meaning. Learning how to comprehend and think about books, while decoding words, is a very demanding task. Many children in the primary grades are so focused on ... -
Teaching genre-based writing to Korean high school students at a basic level
(2012-05-04)I will discuss in detail how the genre approach can help Korean students develop their writing proficiency. To do this, I will start with comparing three prominent pedagogies in writing instruction: the genre approach, the ... -
Teaching grammar using focus on form approach in communicative language teaching for Korean middle school students
(2013-05-03)In Korea, exceptional English communication skills are considered essential when conducting business internationally. This awareness led the Korean government to include English as one of the prerequisite subjects in public ... -
Teaching process writing for intermediate/advanced learners in South Korea
(2011-05-03)In this paper, the author shows how process writing in English writing classrooms has become an essential way to improve students' writing abilities and the author discusses how to implement process writing in EFL writing ... -
Teaching Pronunciation via Computer Technology: Principles and Best Practices
(2018-01-04)This paper sheds light on the case of integrating computer technology to teach pronunciation to EFL learners, precisely, Arab learners. It explores different computer programs that have been discussed in the literature and ... -
Teaching sight words: a study of two methods for sight word retention in kindergartners
(2013-11-27)A rapid recall of a large sight word bank is essential to fluent reading and comprehension. Despite well crafted teacher instruction, many students still struggle to memorize these words and recall them quickly. In these ... -
Teaching Small Talk and Speech Acts to Improve Pragmatic Skills of Hmong Americans
(2023)This paper will review briefly the history of the Hmong American immigration and current community in the United States. This paper identifies characteristics and specific sociocultural and pragmatic difficulties Hmong ... -
Teaching speech acts to EFL college-level Omani learners: requests and refusals
(2014-12-12)In the Sultanate of Oman, English is highly required by the educational institutions and the job market. However, research has revealed that university graduates suffer from lack of communication skills that deter them ... -
Teaching summary writing through direct instruction to improve test comprehension for students in ESL/EFL classroom
(2012-03-30)In this paper, I will show how teaching summary writing through direct instruction helps students develop text comprehension in ESL/EFL settings. In the first part, I will overview reading-writing connections, introduce ... -
Telepractice in Speech and Language Pathology: An Investigation into its Effectiveness and Potential Barriers
(2023)The World Health Organization defines telepractice as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related ... -
Telling meteorites from wrongs
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Temples of galena
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Tenderness
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Think systems, design sustainable: a content analysis of sustainable agriculture plans: guidelines to designing your own plan
(2014-01-24)The objective of this study was to determine guidelines about core content which should be included when designing a sustainable agriculture plan. Despite the increased awareness over the past decade, there appears to be ...