Cooperative Learning, Reading, and the Third Grade
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This 5 page report discusses the use of cooperative learning to teach reading in a third grade classroom. Schools and teachers have an obligation to assure that the children they advance have reading skills commensurate with their academic advancements. Encouraging children to read in school can be aided by a number of cooperative processes such as book discussions, reading awareness programs, use of non-print media and other reading-related activities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Reading and Writing for the Autistic Child
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Autism is referred to as pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) and can be found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It has been found to be a disorder of the central nervous system with an early onset, generally before 30 months of age. Characteristics of the disorder include disturbance in language and cognitive skills, impaired social development, an insistence on sameness and stereotyped body movements. This 5 page paper asserts that the special education teacher has the responsibility to develop and, or, acquire the knowledge, programs and techniques that are geared specifically toward the autistic child and in enabling them to acquire the skills necessary to learn how to read and write. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Reading Curriculum and Teacher Individuality
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This 7 page paper uses a fictitious case, provided by a student, in order to explore the subject of teaching reading and the implications of implementing a set reading program. A specific, sample proposal, is created with the intent of compromising between the teachers' needs for freedom and individuality and the Board's desire to improve reading grades. The ramifications of said policy are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Technology: Its Effects Upon Reading Achievement In Upper Elementary Grades
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10 pages in length. The writer discusses how the technological revolution has helped to pave the way for better reading comprehension and retention for third to fifth grade students. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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