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Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Grote-Garcia, Stephanie, Ed.; Cassidy, Jack, Ed.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr., Ed. – Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation, 2020
Understanding how to address current trends and issues in literacy education is more important than ever, as local, state, national and international agendas are increasingly recognizing literacy as a foundation for success in all disciplines in education. To bridge that gap in understanding, this book showcases hot topics in literacy, providing…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy
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McVee, Mary, Ed.; Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Reichenberg, Jennifer, Ed.; Pearson, P. David, Ed. – Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation, 2019
Educators are always in search of approaches that promote student development and academic achievement. Engaging learners in purposeful instruction in skills and strategies is a cornerstone in every classroom. The gradual release of responsibility (GRR) model requires the responsibility of learning to shift from being teacher-centric towards…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Evidence Based Practice, Models, Educational Practices
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Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr., Ed.; Semingson, Peggy, Ed. – Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation, 2018
The almost universal reliance upon digital tools for social, academic, and career development will only become more pronounced in the years to come. Teacher education programs remain ill-equipped to adequately prepare educators with the pedagogies needed to foster digital literacies. What is needed is a set of best practices towards teaching…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy, Teacher Education Programs
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Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr., Ed. – Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation, 2017
This book presents recent research related to how issues of diversity are addressed within literacy instruction for K-12 learners. Over the last decade, issues of diversity have promulgated within the field of literacy. Recent revisions to teacher education standards call for new approaches to professional development to ensure that educators are…
Descriptors: Diversity, Literacy Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evidence Based Practice
Lundell, Dana B., Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed.; Goff, Emily, Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2007
This monograph consists of 13 chapters featuring a diverse range of perspectives centralizing student standpoints about their experiences in higher education and access programs. Chapter 1, "Student Perspectives on College Readiness" (Jeanne L. Higbee), provides the results of a survey of developmental education students regarding college…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Writing (Composition), Academic Achievement
Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Lundell, Dana B., Ed.; Arendale, David R., Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2005
This book explores the vision and contributions of the former General College, a program existing 74 years in the University of Minnesota, highlighting its history, mission, programs, research, and student services. This includes an evolving and dynamic program for teaching, learning, and research for student success in higher education. Following…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Intellectual Development, Student Development, Higher Education