SUNY College at Fredonia: Recent submissions
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The Importance of Incorporating Critical Literacy Instruction Into the Early Elementary Classroom
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Early literacy experiences are critical for the development of young children. More specifically, quality literacy experiences are beneficial to children’s understanding of the world around them (Ekvall, 2013). Exemplar ... -
What are the Main Factors that Contribute to ELLs' Pronunciation?
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Pronunciation is viewed as a difficult part in the English learning process of ELLs. This study aimed at exploring the factors that influence the pronunciation of ELLs. In this qualitative research, oral interview was a ... -
What are the Parent Perceptions of Daily Homework Assignments Within a Kindergarten Classroom?
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)With the increasing educational demands and homework assignments within primary grade levels, it is important to understand the different structures and supports, or lack of structures and supports, that parents/guardians ... -
Mentoring Program for Novice Teachers in Private Catholic School
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)We invest in our children and young generation, as they will one day lead this country. Yet, we do not invest in our teachers. Through research it was concluded that mentoring programs for novice teachers can have a major ... -
The Impact of Background Music on Student Reading Comprehension
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Reading is the foundation for lifelong learning. It has been shown that music has an impact on students learning depending on what music you use in the classroom (Rashidi & Faham, 2011; Chew, Yu, Chua, & Gan, 2016; Chou, ... -
The Perception of Preservice Teachers Regarding the Impact of a Math Methods Course on Their Ability to Instruct Mathematics in Their Future Classroom
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)With the pressure of teachers to challenge and increase achievement in the area of mathematics, it has become imperative to effectively train teachers to have this mathematical knowledge. Research has shown that more teacher ... -
The Impact of Middle School Teachers' Personal Reading Habits on Their Literacy Instruction
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)All educators, regardless of subject or grade level taught, are expected to incorporate literacy best practices into their classroom (Huang, 2017). They are also expected to inspire their students to be lifelong readers ... -
Altering the Home Literacy Environment: A Look into How Teachers are Supporting Families Through Home Literacy Interventions
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)This empirical research study investigated the following two research questions: what are kindergarten, first and second-grade teachers currently using to make improvements to the home literacy environments of their students ... -
How to Adopt Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Practices and Educational Philosophies Through Shifting Mindsets, Changing the Classroom Environment, and Employing Collaboration and Interaction
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)With the resurgence of transnational immigration across the United States of America over the past several decades, it is no longer optional for a teacher to choose to adopt culturally relevant practices; it is a necessity. ... -
Effective Practices to Increase Kindergarten Readiness and Promote Literacy Skills for Preschool Teachers, Literacy Specialists, and Families
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Researchers have found that students have been coming into kindergarten with difficulty, in need of additional reading support, causing challenges for teachers to meet the learning needs of all students (Brown, 2014; Curby, ... -
A Curriculum Plan for Implementation of the New York State Social and Emotional Learning Benchmarks for Early Childhood Grade Levels Within a First Grade Classroom
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)The New York State (NYS) Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) benchmarks were first published by the New York State Department of Education in the August of 2018. Research suggests that student learning benchmarks may ... -
Implementing a Spanish/English Dual-Language Bilingual Program in a Diverse Elementary School Setting
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)With the passage of Part 154 in New York State, Bilingual Education has become more prominent and necessary in public schools with a high population of English Language Learners (ENLs). Dual-language Bilingual Programs ... -
The Most Effective Fluency Strategies to Use in the Classroom
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Many adolescent students have often struggled with reading fluently which hindered other aspects of literacy, such as comprehension. Therefore, it was necessary that elementary school teachers used more effective fluency ... -
Barriers to Postsecondary Education for Western New York Rural High School Students
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Rural high school students in Western New York are faced with numerous challenges when deciding to enroll in postsecondary education. Rural students are faced with limited support, both inside and outside of school. Research ... -
Effective Multimodal Texts to be Implemented in Secondary Science Classrooms
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)There has been an abundant amount of multimodal texts in which high school science teachers were able to use throughout their instruction to communicate science content. The problem related to this topic was high school ... -
What are the Perceptions of International Students Regarding Their ESL Program?
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)As the world gets more globalized and many people choose to receive their education abroad, there are an increasing number of international students coming to the United States. In this qualitative study, 8 international ... -
Perceptions of Social Studies Teacher Roles in Literacy Instruction
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Research has found that Social Studies content teachers struggle implementing literacy into their content area. This study focused on the question, what are Secondary Social Studies teachers perceptions of their role in ... -
Inclusive Education at a 4 Year Institution in New York State: Perspectives of Students, Faculty, and Administration
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)The goal of this research was to conduct an overview assessment of the inclusive education program at Rush University through the perspectives of students, faculty, and administrators. This research was developed and ... -
What are English Language Learners' Attitudes to NNES Teachers and What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of NNES Teachers?
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)With the Chinese economy developing, the relationship between China and the world has become stronger and stronger. English as a Second Language (ESL) education plays an important role in China now. There are millions ... -
Home Literacy Support for Families
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Building a bridge between home literacy and school literacy has become very important for young children. A creation of consistent school to home communication about what went on during the school day was another important ...
