... ELP instructor before class to discuss the overall goals of the course, as well as goals for that day's lesson. The overall goal is to improve reading comprehension skills, increase vocabulary, promote a higher reading speed, and develop discussion skills. The goal of that day's lesson was to work on reading strategies: scanning, identifying main ideas, and understanding details. The instructor mentioned ... time. In the last class, students went over homework, discussed chapters 12-16 in their novel titled Holes by Louis Sachar and took a vocabulary quiz. In the next class, students wi...

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... how to start doing everything on their own, practicing their handwriting by writing their first and last name on paper with a pencil, their motor skills should be flourishing and their vocabulary should sky rocket. The students in the classroom I observed were very smart and always listened to Ms. Desiree and me, which surprised me because since I was a new teacher with them ... lips moving while she talked to them. I found that very insightful. She told me if gives the students an urge to follow what she's doing too and that means more vocabulary for them to learn and practice saying. ...

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... to be more educated and informed. Over the last decade, research has proven that technology enhanced literary developments such as reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Pearson Education concluded that "a wide range of digital tools enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary development by providing students access to word pronunciation, word meaning, contextual information, and comprehension scaffolds to guide an individual's reading" (O'Hara ... ...

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... schools within the district. The blend was successful because the students were able to use a subject such as science and use the content as to read and write using academic vocabulary as well as learn the science concepts. It was so successful that the students were heard around the school using their expanded ... vocabulary and saying how they were no longer in ELD classes. They got to go to Science like all the other students that performed proficiently. The only catch to this article ... ...

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... schools within the district. The blend was successful because the students were able to use a subject such as science and use the content as to read and write using academic vocabulary as well as learn the science concepts. It was so successful that the students were heard around the school using their expanded ... vocabulary and saying how they were no longer in ELD classes. They got to go to Science like all the other students that performed proficiently. The only catch to this article ... ...

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... students get nothing out of those types of assignments. The technique that Mrs. Kertes used allows students to get a deeper understanding of each word and allows them to broaden their vocabulary by providing a synonym and antonym for each word. I feel that students will remember these words for future reference and not just for their spelling test. Another instructional strategy that I noticed ... ...

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