Digital Initiatives for Literacy Development in Elementary Classrooms: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Digital Initiatives for Literacy Development in Elementary Classrooms: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Brown, Sally Ann

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-08-11

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1522532137

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Children of today are growing up in technology-rich environments and spend countless hours engaged with digital tools. It is essential that educators take advantage of children’s technological skills once they enter the classroom. Digital Initiatives for Literacy Development in Elementary Classrooms: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential reference work featuring the latest scholarly research on the benefits of technology integration into classrooms to enhance learning experiences. Including coverage on a number of topics and perspectives such as multimodal literacy, cloud-based writing, and social semiotics, this publication is ideally designed for educators, media specialists, instructional technology coaches, literacy coaches, and academics seeking current research on classroom literacy practices.

Developing Effective Literacy Intervention Strategies: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Developing Effective Literacy Intervention Strategies: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Slattery, Cheryl A.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-12-01

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1522550089

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As reading is vital to success in life and opens the door to nearly all other learning opportunities, it is essential that educators understand why students with learning how to read. Therefore, it is key for both professionals and researchers to establish their own approaches to assist those with reading difficulties Developing Effective Literacy Intervention Strategies: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical reference volume featuring the latest academic research on the benefits of a balanced literary framework and how it can help struggling readers gain knowledge and experience in reading. Including coverage among a variety of applicable viewpoints and subjects, such as zone of proximal development, response to intervention (RTI), and literary fluency, this book is ideally designed for education professionals working in the fields of elementary education and literacy, as well as academics and upper-level students looking for advanced research on literacy intervention and differentiated plans of instruction.

Curriculum Integration in Contemporary Teaching Practice: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Curriculum Integration in Contemporary Teaching Practice: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Brown, Susannah

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-12-30

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1522540660

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Teaching and learning practices that are interconnected and value all subject areas benefit K-12 students by supporting creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Curriculum Integration in Contemporary Teaching Practice: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential scholarly resource that presents detailed information on the benefits and implementation of STREAMSS (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies), an interdisciplinary curriculum that meets K-12 students’ diverse needs by placing equal emphasis on multiple avenues of learning. Highlighting topics such as educational science and technology, curriculum development, and instructional design, this book is an ideal resource for students, academicians, researchers, and librarians seeking current information on interdisciplinary education.

Early Childhood Education From an Intercultural and Bilingual Perspective
Early Childhood Education From an Intercultural and Bilingual Perspective

Author: Huertas-Abril, Cristina A.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-05-11

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1522551689

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Around the world, school districts and institutions are exploring ways to provide quality education to their students. With this, there is a deeper need for multiculturalism in classrooms, as many students are from varying cultures and speak different languages. Early Childhood Education From an Intercultural and Bilingual Perspective provides emerging research on the use of play, toys, and games as tools for meaningful multicultural and bilingual education. By highlighting topics such as cross-cultural psychology, classroom management, and second language acquisition, this publication explores the importance of culture in games and play. This book is an important resource for educators, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the role of intercultural education in society and modern approaches to early education.

Optimizing Elementary Education for English Language Learners
Optimizing Elementary Education for English Language Learners

Author: Guler, Nilufer

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-01-30

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1522531246

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Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the English language. Optimizing Elementary Education for English Language Learners is a critical scholarly publication that explores the importance of English as a Second Language (ESL) education as well as the challenges that can arise in striving for effective and engaging learning environments for the students involved. Featuring a broad scope of topics, such as effective lesson plans, teacher education and preparation, and the education achievement gap, this book is geared toward academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on effective teaching strategies for teachers of English language learners.

Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education
Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education

Author: Wang, Viktor

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-02

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1522556680

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In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on learners in a variety of settings. The Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education is a critical scholarly resource that examines the collaboration of education and technology within disciplinary fields. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as experiential education, improvisational learning, and andragogy, this publication is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on all areas of education and e-learning.

Participatory Literacy Practices for P-12 Classrooms in the Digital Age
Participatory Literacy Practices for P-12 Classrooms in the Digital Age

Author: Mitchell, Jessica S.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1799800024

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The ability to effectively communicate in a globalized world shapes the economic, social, and democratic implications for the future of P-12 students. Digitally mediated communication in an inclusive classroom increases a student’s familiarity and comfortability with multiple types of media used in a wider technological culture. However, there is a need for research that explores the larger context and methodologies of participatory literacy in a digital educational space. Participatory Literacy Practices for P-12 Classrooms in the Digital Age is an essential collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of integrating digital content into a learning environment to support inclusive classroom designs. While highlighting topics such as game-based learning, coding education, and multimodal narratives, this book is ideally designed for practicing instructors, pre-service teachers, professional development coordinators, instructional facilitators, curriculum designers, academicians, and researchers seeking interdisciplinary coverage on how participatory literacies enhance a student’s ability to both contribute to the class and engage in opportunities beyond the classroom.

Data Leadership for K-12 Schools in a Time of Accountability
Data Leadership for K-12 Schools in a Time of Accountability

Author: Mense, Evan G.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1522531890

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The monitoring of data within educational institutions is essential to ensure the success of its students and faculty. By continually analyzing data, educational leaders can increase quality and productivity in their institutions. Data Leadership for K-12 Schools in a Time of Accountability explores techniques and processes of educational data analysis and its application in developing solutions and systems for instructional concerns and next-generation learning. Providing extensive research covering areas such as data-driven culture, student accountability, and data dissemination, this unique reference is essential for principals, administrators, practitioners, academicians, students, and educational consultants looking to maximize their institution’s performance.

Literacy Across the Community
Literacy Across the Community

Author: Laurie A Henry

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1000290050

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This volume explores and evaluates community-based literacy programs, examining how they bridge gaps in literacy development, promote dialogue, and connect families, communities, and schools. Highlighting the diversity of existing literary initiatives across populations, this book brings together innovative and emerging scholarship on the relationship between P20 schools and community-based literacy programming. This volume not only identifies trends in research and practice, but it also addresses the challenges affecting these community-based programs and presents the best practices that emerge from them. Collaborating with leading scholars to provide national and international perspectives, and offering a clear, birds-eye view of the state of community literacy praxis, chapters cover programming in a multitude of settings and for a wide range of learners, from early childhood to incarcerated youths and adults, and including immigrants, refugees, and indigenous communities. Topics include identity and empowerment, language and literacy development across the lifespan, rural and urban environments, and partnership programs. The breadth of community literacy programming gathered in a single volume represents a unique array of models and topics, and has relevance for researchers, scholars, graduate students, pre-service educators, and community educators in literacy.

Multimodal Literacies in Young Emergent Bilinguals
Multimodal Literacies in Young Emergent Bilinguals

Author: Sally Brown

Publisher: Channel View Publications

Published: 2022-04-29

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1800412371

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This book presents research focused on young emergent bilingual children’s multimodal meaning-making processes in diverse cultural and linguistic settings. Chapters draw on a range of theoretical frameworks and expand on traditional notions of literacy, especially for students who are working to learn English as a new language. The insights into original research studies will help readers understand the many avenues that one can take as a practitioner in order to ensure that student assets are built upon to promote positive literate identities and learning experiences and, ultimately, to promote literacy success for diverse learners. Each chapter includes practical pedagogical recommendations and implications for teachers that can immediately be applied to classrooms, making the book an essential resource for using multiple modes to teach literacy with diverse student populations.