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Girmen, Pinar; Özkanal, Ümit; Dayan, Gökhan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to define the role of digital storytelling in improving writing skills. The study was designed as an action research. The study sample consisted of 22 fourth grade students in a public elementary school in Eskisehir, Turkey. Data were collected in 2017-2018 fall term through full participant observation, researcher's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Language Arts, Computer Uses in Education
Hall, Colby; Capin, Philip; Vaughn, Sharon; Gillam, Sandra L.; Wada, Rebekah; Fall, Anna-Maria; Roberts, Greg; Dille, Jordan T.; Gillam, Ronald B. – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study examined the amount and types of narrative instruction (i.e., story comprehension, oral storytelling, and story writing instruction) that general education English language arts teachers provide to students in Grades 1 through 4. The research team conducted 121, [approximately]30-minute classroom observations. Educators were asked to…
Descriptors: Language Arts, English Teachers, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Davis, Summer J.; Scott, Jill A.; Wohlwend, Karen E.; Pennington, Casey M. – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background: For too many youths, school has become a place for students to withstand and kill time until they can leave and learn about things that matter to them. Instead, schools should be inviting and exciting places to learn but also nurturing spaces where all students feel they belong. Drawing upon expanded definition of literacies that…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, College Students, Play
Overstreet, Rikki – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The personal literacy experiences English Language Arts (ELA) teachers have are an important factor in shaping their pedagogical thinking about literacy. More research is needed, however, on the relationship between literacy experiences and pedagogical thinking for preservice teachers implementing new literacies such as transmedia stories.…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Teacher Attitudes
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI. – 1997
These conference proceedings provide summaries of 66 presentations on various aspects of the High/Scope educational approach. In addition to summaries of special presentations on music and movement, topics addressed include: (1) observation/feedback strategies; (2) adult-child interaction; (3) songs in daily routines; (4) High/Scope for infants…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Activities, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
ANEE News-Journal, 1985
Summaries of 18 conference presentations on diverse topics related to outdoor education are collected in this combination journal and newsletter, which also covers conference events and organizational business. Presentation summaries--generally one or two pages in length--provide highlights of the presentations as well as some guidelines for…
Descriptors: Awards, Dance, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI. – 1996
These conference proceedings provide summaries of 66 presentations on various aspects of the High/Scope active learning approach for high-risk students, as well as related topics. Topics addressed include: (1) real-life problem solving; (2) songs in daily routines; (3) open-ended art materials; (4) transition strategies; (5) recall ideas for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution
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Groce, Robin D. – Reading Improvement, 2004
The purpose of this manuscript is to describe how elementary teachers used their experiences in a storytelling inservice training to teach lessons in language arts, science, social studies, and bilingual education. Qualitative research methods were used in simultaneously collecting and analyzing data. Storytelling was found to be a valuable tool…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Story Telling, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Improvement
Myers, John W.; Hilliard, Robert D. – 2001
Preparing and telling stories in the classroom is fun for both teacher and student, and stories have great value as motivational tools to enhance instruction. Students who have difficulty recalling facts from the textbook easily remember the concepts that are contained within a story. Stories seem to provide frameworks that aid understanding and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts, Mathematics