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Matching Instructional Design with Vocabulary Instruction
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Nichols, William Dee; Rupley, William H. – Reading Horizons, 2004
Instructional design is an integral part of a balanced approach to teaching vocabulary instruction. The goal of this paper is to reflect on several lessons using research-based vocabulary strategies, and to present think-alouds that detail the steps in matching instructional design with those strategies in order to reach the learning outcome.…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Vocabulary Development
Teachers Role in Providing Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction.
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Nichols, William Dee; Rupley, William H.; Webb-Johnson, Gwendolyn; Tlusty, Gita – Reading Horizons, 2000
Notes that all teachers must be prepared to meet the varying educational, social, and emotional needs of all children. Concludes that to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students, the educational system must be transformed so that all students have an equal chance to succeed. (SC)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Academic Diversity: Reading Instruction for Students with Special Needs.
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Rupley, William H.; Nichols, William D. – Reading Horizons, 1998
Addresses legislation that led to the present focus on classroom inclusion for students with special needs and accommodation of such students in the classroom reading program. Focuses on children who are diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder and children identified as intellectually gifted. Gives recommendations to help these children…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attention Deficit Disorders, Diversity (Student), Educational Legislation
The Effective Reading Teacher: What Are The Missing Pieces?
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Rupley, William H.; Blair, Timothy R. – Reading Horizons, 1977
Explores the difficulties inherent in determining who are effective reading teachers. (JM)
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness
Meeting Children's Reading Needs: Examining the Roles of Special Teachers.
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Rupley, William H.; Abramson, Marty – Reading Horizons, 1981
Discusses the question of who should teach reading to students diagnosed as learning disabled--a reading specialist or a learning disabled teacher. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Remedial Reading
Diagnosis of Teacher's Reading Instruction as Well as the Pupil's Reading Progress.
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Blair, Timothy R.; Rupley, William H. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Suggests ways for teachers to evaluate their effectiveness and the effectiveness of their reading programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Reading Instruction