Research shows that the cultural makeup of students in classrooms today in the United States has changed from classrooms of the past. These changes demand teachers to create classroom libraries that are culturally responsive. Culturally responsive classroom libraries can increase student engagement, shape students’ reading identities, and provide opportunities for students to create meaning with a text. This project examines what research literature has studied regarding how culturally responsive pedagogy impacts student identities, engagement through choice, books as window, mirrors, and sliding glass doors (Bishop, 1990), and instructional practices. Using reader response theory, the project focuses on tools to identify the cultures withi...
This Dissertation in Practice (DiP) employs an action research methodology to examine the use of the...
The research question for this capstone is: What tools will help teachers and students access cultur...
There is an increasing demand for adult English as a Second Language teachers who are qualified to m...
Research shows that the cultural makeup of students in classrooms today in the United States has cha...
The purpose of this research study was to investigate and document changes in the motivation and eng...
Despite a growing body of work involving culturally relevant pedagogy, methods for selecting cultura...
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of students and teachers regarding their cu...
The research supports the importance of the classroom library, using the classroom library to introd...
The purpose of this project was to study problems English language learners (ELLs) face when doing r...
Reading performance has been correlated to time spent in engaged reading. Additionally, positive att...
Research has revealed that many of today’s students are not reading for pleasure. Although research ...
Language and culture are related to each other. Being communicatively competent may require learners...
vii, 92 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. --Motivating students to become lifelong readers by engaging in leisu...
A cultural mismatch among African American school students and their teachers, due to diverse values...
This descriptive study investigates what happens when an English Language Arts teacher implements mu...
This Dissertation in Practice (DiP) employs an action research methodology to examine the use of the...
The research question for this capstone is: What tools will help teachers and students access cultur...
There is an increasing demand for adult English as a Second Language teachers who are qualified to m...
Research shows that the cultural makeup of students in classrooms today in the United States has cha...
The purpose of this research study was to investigate and document changes in the motivation and eng...
Despite a growing body of work involving culturally relevant pedagogy, methods for selecting cultura...
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of students and teachers regarding their cu...
The research supports the importance of the classroom library, using the classroom library to introd...
The purpose of this project was to study problems English language learners (ELLs) face when doing r...
Reading performance has been correlated to time spent in engaged reading. Additionally, positive att...
Research has revealed that many of today’s students are not reading for pleasure. Although research ...
Language and culture are related to each other. Being communicatively competent may require learners...
vii, 92 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. --Motivating students to become lifelong readers by engaging in leisu...
A cultural mismatch among African American school students and their teachers, due to diverse values...
This descriptive study investigates what happens when an English Language Arts teacher implements mu...
This Dissertation in Practice (DiP) employs an action research methodology to examine the use of the...
The research question for this capstone is: What tools will help teachers and students access cultur...
There is an increasing demand for adult English as a Second Language teachers who are qualified to m...