Browsing MINDS@UW River Falls by Author "Frederick, Amy"
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Analyzing and conferring with students on running records to improve reading outcomes
Sandager, Brigid (2014-12-12)The purpose of this action research was to show changes in student reading outcomes with the use of individual assessments. Running records provide the teacher with knowledge about individual students' reading strengths ... -
Close Reading: A Closer Look at its Impact on Nonfiction Comprehension
Betthauser, Kelsey (2017-11-11)In the world of education today, many teachers are asking their students to "closely" read a text. This focus on "close reading' could be a response to the Common Core Standards'(National Governors Association, 2010) ... -
Conferring with Adolescents to Improve Motivation and Engagement in Independent Reading
Larsen, Neda (2019)How can middle school teachers use conferring and a regular routine of independent reading to motivate, engage, and build the reading skills of their adolescent students? Motivation plays a critical role in the academic ... -
Connecting Word Study and Reading
LaRoue, Helen (2017-11-14)How is phonics instruction best taught to first and second grade students? Should phonics be taught explicitly or should phonics be taught when needed? This action research explores a combination of both of those beliefs. ... -
Differentiated Spelling Instruction and the Impact on Student Spelling
Schlosser, Jacquelyn M. (2017-11-14)How does my students’ spelling proficiency change after I utilize differentiated spelling and word work? This study looks at the effects using differentiated spelling instruction has on 13 students’ spelling. Students ... -
Early Adolescents' Perceptions of their Engagement and Comprehension Using Reader's Theatre
Hayden, Todd (2019-05-23)Reader's Theater has been proven effective in boosting engagement and fostering comprehension. However, most Reader's Theater studies reveal the benefits of using Reader's Theater with younger grades in elementary settings ... -
The Effect of Explicit Phonics Instruction on First-Grade Writing
Alix, Spring R. (2021-05-30)Learning to write and composing a story in first grade requires multiple steps of phonemic awareness and phonics. The writing process they use requires more than one simple step of putting words together to make a sentence ... -
Effect of interactive read-alouds on student comprehension
Mitchell, Amy (2015-05-05)With elementary schools using comprehensive and demanding reading curricula, interactive read-alouds are often being neglected, or implemented without utilization to their fullest potential. Research shows that read-aloud ... -
Effects of choice on young children's reading engagement and stamina
Swanson, Michelle (2013-12-10)The purpose of this study is to examine how choice affects first grade students' reading engagement and stamina. CAFE (Boushey and Moser, 2009) strategies and the DAILY FIVE (Boushey and Moser, 2006) structure are used to ... -
The Effects of Modeled Invented Spelling
Ruble, Katlin (2021-05-03)This qualitative study examines how a kindergarten teacher uses invented spelling to model productive struggle in interactive writing lessons in order to improve student independence in writing unknown words during ... -
The Effects of Providing Literacy Materials on the Home Literacy Environment
Hoyt, Rebecca (2021-04-23)The amount of instructional time teachers have with students is very limited. Many students and families do not engage in literacy activities outside of the classroom environment. The purpose of this case study was to ... -
The Effects of Sight Word Development Using Technology and Best Practices
McNamara, Amelia (2021-04-19)In this action research study, I measured students’ ability to read and spell high-frequency words, then completed twelve lessons and activities using technology to support learning. Students used Seesaw to manipulate ... -
Enhancing reading scores with home-to-school connections
Kelley, Michelle (2013-11-25)The purpose of this study was to increase literacy scores through improving home to school connections. This was done by sending home literacy bags, which included language experience journals, reading calendars, "I Can ... -
Examining the effects of fluency interventions on student progress towards grade-level goals
Thompson, DeeAnn (2013-11-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two different fluency-based reading interventions as determined by fluency progress monitoring rates of participants and teacher-perceived usefulness toward ... -
Growth Mindset Lessons Impact Reading Identities
Clark, Anna (2021-04-19)As a teacher, we can help students understand who they are as a reader, but most importantly, foster an environment for students to develop a positive reading identity. A student with a positive reading identity is more ... -
The Impact Conferring has on a Reader's Self-Efficacy
Gorman, Ashley (2021-04-19)This case study examined how conferring with a 3rd grade reader, one-on-one with a teacher, affected her self-efficacy. Baseline data was collected from the Reader Self-Perception Scale (RSPS) to identify a focus student. ... -
The Impact of Explicit Phonics Instruction and Decodable Text on Fluency with Third-Grade Students
Bitney, Megan (2021-04-30)This study was designed to determine how phonics instruction combined with the use of decodable text can impact fluency development with struggling third graders. Four third grade participants met daily for 20 minutes ... -
Implementing co-teaching in middle school with focus on reluctant readers following the American Psychological Association's guidelines
Schupp, Mindy (2013-12-15)study focused on the effect co-teaching had on the reluctant reader, special education students, and the pursuit of enhancing reading skills in middle school aged children. One theory is the use of cooperative teaching ... -
Implementing Reader's Theatre as an Intervention to Improve Prosody
Kelly, Morena (2015-06-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Reader?s Theatre as a Title I classroom intervention for fourth and fifth graders to improve prosody, and ultimately fluency,as measured by AIMSweb benchmark ... -
Improving Motivation to Read and/or Write through Goal Setting
Rosentrater, Ashley (2015-12-08)One essential component of reading and writing instruction is motivation. This study explored the impact of goal setting on motivation in reading and writing class in a fifth grade classroom in a rural community. Participants ...