Classroom Research (“Some Complicating Evidence”)

January 15, 2009

adapted from, “Asking Their Own Questions: Some ESL Students Take Chare of Their Reading,” Annie Agard (Laney College)
In this presentation, Annie Agard presents a whole range of evidence gathered from her ESL classes. In this PowerPoint presentation, Agard shares many different findings from her classroom research on her ESL. class. The evidence is not only [...]

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Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIG), Faculty Portfolios, Performance assessment, Pre/Post, Reading, Surveys | Comments (0)

Understanding Student Reading Habits through a Student Reading Survey

January 15, 2009

From David Reynolds (West Hills): “Helping Students Read Difficult Text”

ASSESSMENT of READING – Before helping my students read difficult text, I first had to know what, how and when they read. There are many Reading Inventories available and I chose to give my students the WestEd Reading Apprenticeship Student Reading Survey.
I needed to know…

What [...]

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The Before and After Reading Tool

January 15, 2009

From Lydia Alvarez, Cerritos College: “The Power of the Pursuit”
The Before and After is a reflective tool I have designed based on a handout I have been creating for my students since the beginning of my teaching career. I have always created handouts called “Celebrating Revision” where I have copied short excerpts from student papers [...]

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Pre/Post, Reading | Comments (0)

Capturing Student Voices: ‘Reading Between Lives’

January 15, 2009

A unique example of inquiry emerged at Chabot College, where they aimed to capture student voices in a way that would catalyze improvement for both learners and teachers. Determined to frame basic skills as a challenge cutting across the curriculum-beyond English and mathematics (though they were the central focus of SPECC) and beyond courses [...]

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Reading, Student Voice | Comments (0)

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