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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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Rasinski, Timothy; Oswald, Ruth – Reading and Writing Quarterly, 2005
This study examined the effects of Making and Writing Words (MWW), a variation of the Making Words word study activity by Cunningham and Cunningham (1992), on second-grade students word learning. MWW was implemented daily with a group of second-grade students' over a five-month period. Results indicated that students who received the MWW treatment…
Descriptors: Phonics, Constructivism (Learning), Reading Instruction, Grade 2
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Evans, Mary Ann; Fox, Maureen; Cremaso, Louise; McKinnon, Lori – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
The authors examined the views of parents and teachers regarding beginning reading instruction using the questionnaire Approaches to Beginning Reading and Reading Instruction (ABRRI). Parents also rated the importance of 9 developmental areas, including literacy, and the extent to which home and school were responsible for each. Two components…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Beginning Reading, Parent Attitudes