ERIC Number: ED543633
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun
Pages: 126
Abstractor: ERIC
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Teaching for Success: Literacy, Diversity, and Technology. Proceedings of the PEPNet English Think Tank (5th, Washington, DC, June 14-15, 2007)
PEPNet 2
The 2007 meeting of the English Think Tank published here represents a sample of the English Think Tank V presentations. In reading these papers one is struck by the imagination and expertise possessed by so many members in the field. The paper topics fall roughly into four categories--assessment, diversity, literacy, and technology. This publication contains the following papers: (1) Predicting Student Success in a Developmental English Program: Can it be Done? (Stephen Aldersley); (2) The Writing Processes of College Students with and without Learning Disabilities: A Protocol Analysis (Cynthia Edwards); (3) Reading Comprehension in Deaf Children: The Impact of the Mode of Acquisition of Word Meanings (Loes Wauters); (4) Can Reading Stories in ASL Help Students Learn to Read and Write English? You Betcha! (Michael J. Burton); (5) The Gullah Project: Experiential Learning through Cross-Cultural Journaling (Barbara Hardaway); (6) The Portrayals and Perceptions of Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature (Sharon Pajka-West); (7) Our Stories: Using Deaf Writers to Inspire Student Writing (Tonya Stremlau); (8) Back to Basics: Writing Strategies that Work (Marcia B. Bordman, Cynthia Edwards, J. Douglas Miller, Diane O'Connor); (9) Engaged Curriculum Enhances Learning (Paige Franklin, Jane Nickerson, and Leslie Rach); (10) Enticing the Reluctant Writer (Andrea Galvin); (11) Perspectives on Errors in Deaf College Students' Texts: Correction at the Roots (Susan K. Keenan and Kathryn L. Schmitz); (12) Visual Journals (Sharon Pajka-West); (13) Using Blogs and Tech Tools to Teach Writing to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (Mollie Kropp and Eileen McCartin); (14) Computers and the Writing Process: Students' Comfort Level with Computer-Assisted Writing--Shortcomings of the Grammar Checker (John Panara); and (15) Blackboard[C] in College Writing Classrooms with Deaf Students (Kathleen M. Wood). Individual papers contain tables, figures, appendices and references.
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Writing Processes, Web Sites, Developmental Programs, English Instruction, Success, Program Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Deafness, Children, Comprehension, Story Reading, American Sign Language, Reading Skills, Experiential Learning, Journal Writing, Cultural Awareness, Adolescent Literature, Writing Assignments, Authors, Writing Strategies, Learner Engagement, Curriculum, Visual Stimuli, Electronic Publishing, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology, College Students, Teaching Methods, Hearing Impairments, Computer Uses in Education, Writing Skills, Grammar
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: PEPNet 2
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