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Ashley Sanabria; Jin Kyoung Hwang; Elham Zargar; Deborah Lowe Vandell; Carol M. Connor – Grantee Submission, 2024
Purpose: Having a clear understanding of the types and amounts of classroom literacy learning opportunities is important for contextualizing children's early literacy performance. In this study, we examine the content, context, and management of literacy learning opportunities in a large, geographically diverse sample in the United States. We also…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Primary Education, Emergent Literacy, Oral Language
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Maurer, Caroline – Language Arts, 2010
Literacy centers are widely used by teachers seen as being effective in promoting literacy (Pressley, Rankin, & Yokoi, 2000); yet little research has been completed on how or why they are effective. Based on the social cultural constructivist theory posited by Vygotsky (1978), and research theories of Dyson (1993), the peer dialogue at the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Academic Standards, Literacy, Teaching Methods
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition"[R] ("CIRC") is a comprehensive reading and writing program for students in grades 2 through 8. It includes story-related activities, direct instruction in reading comprehension, and integrated reading and language arts activities. Pairs of students (grouped either by or across…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Teaching Methods, Intervention, Writing Processes