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Sketchy Communication: An Experiential Exercise for Learning about Communication in Business
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Johnson, Camille S.; Dunn-Jensen, Linda M.; Wells, Pamela M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2019
To be an effective communicator, students need to learn how to select the appropriate means of communication and be aware of potential obstacles. The model of communication process can be an effective framework for students to understand many pitfalls of the communication process. The described activity enables students to experience communication…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Business Administration Education, College Students
Turning a Molehill into a Mountain? How Reading Curricula Are Failing the Poor Worldwide
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Abadzi, Helen – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2016
Reading programs for low-income populations often give disappointing results. Failures may be partly due to a neglect of practice in decoding letters. Visual stimuli are best learned symbol by symbol, with pattern analogies and much practice to unite smaller components and speed up identification. The prerequisite for comprehending volumes of text…
Descriptors: Poverty, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Reading Programs
Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys. Second Edition
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Beck, Isabel L.; Beck, Mark E. – Guilford Press, 2013
This bestselling book provides indispensable tools and strategies for explicit, systematic phonics instruction in K-3. Teachers learn effective ways to build students' decoding skills by teaching letter-sound relationships, blending, word building, multisyllabic decoding, fluency, and more. The volume is packed with engaging classroom activities,…
Descriptors: Phonics, Primary Education, Direct Instruction, Decoding (Reading)
De-Centering English: Highlighting the Dynamic Nature of the English Language to Promote the Teaching of Code-Switching
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White, John W. – English Journal, 2011
Embracing the dynamic nature of English language can help students learn more about all forms of English. To fully engage students, teachers should not adhere to an anachronistic and static view of English. Instead, they must acknowledge, accept, and even use different language forms within the classroom to make that classroom dynamic, inclusive,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Using Drama and Movement to Enhance English Language Learners' Literacy Development
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Rieg, Sue A.; Paquette, Kelli R. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2009
One of the biggest challenges teachers face in today's classrooms is instructing students who are non-native English speakers. Research supports using drama and movement to enhance the literacy development of English language learners. Besides being "fun" learning experiences for children, drama and movement have proven to assist with developing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning, Decoding (Reading)
Does Task-Focused versus Task-Avoidance Behavior Matter for Literacy Development in an Orthographically Consistent Language?
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Georgiou, George K.; Manolitsis, George; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Parrila, Rauno – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2010
We examined the importance of children's classroom activity, defined as task-focused versus task-avoidance behavior, on different literacy outcomes in an orthographically consistent language. Greek children (n=95) were tested in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 on measures of general cognitive ability, phonological awareness, RAN, and short-term…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2