Teaching for Success: Literacy, Diversity, and Technology. Proceedings of the PEPNet English Think Tank (5th, Washington, DC, June 14-15, 2007)

Institution	PEPNet 2
Titel	Teaching for Success: Literacy, Diversity, and Technology. Proceedings of the PEPNet English Think Tank (5th, Washington, DC, June 14-15, 2007)
Quelle	(2007), (126 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Literacy Education; Writing Processes; Web Sites; Developmental Programs; English Instruction; Success; Program Effectiveness; Learning Disabilities; Reading Comprehension; Deafness; Children; 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 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Entwicklungsplan; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Erfolg; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Leseverstehen; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Author; Autor; Autorin; Schreibtechnik; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Elektronisches Publizieren; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Computernutzung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Grammatik
Abstract	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. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10