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Literacy autobiography - 0 views

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    Description of how to teach Literacy Autobiography, as well as the instructor's reflection on what was and was not successful in his/her own teaching. From the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Writing Project; resources for Middle School and Secondary Teachers.
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Accidental poetry: a literacy autobiography - 0 views

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    By Carol Case, part of the National Writing Project site. Originally published in The Quarterly, Vol 22 #4, Fall 2000. This is an example of a literacy autobiography. A PDF is available via link on this page.
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Writing and Reading in the Classroom - 0 views

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    By James Britton. Technical Report on National Writing Project website. Link to PDF download of report. Author discusses teacher developed strategies used to encourage children to learn to write-and-read. Together these create a literacy learning environment.
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Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook - 0 views

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    An important collection of essays on literacy. Includes James Gee, Lisa Delpit, Glynda Hull, and Deborah Brandt among many others.
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Pedagogy of play: integrating computer games into the writing classroom - 0 views

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    By Colby and Colby. Published in Computers and Composition, Volume 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-312. Reading Games: Composition, Literacy, and Video Gaming. Abstract only available here for free. Full article for purchase or through document delivery at your college library.
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Understanding language registers as a means to more effective communication - 0 views

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    Created by Cheryl Carter (n.d.). as part of the Southern LINCS database. From the database's home page, LINCS is "a national electronic information and communication system for adult literacy." The lesson's stated objective is to help learners understand "registers of language,...distinguish between different registers...and utilize these registers for more effective communication." This lesson is based on Ruby Payne's work.
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    TO'C taught a full lesson on language registers, week 13, semester 4.
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Facts on the teaching of grammar - 0 views

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    By Constance Weaver, prepared for the Michigan English Language Arts Framework project, 1995. In C. Weaver, L. Gillmeister-Krause, & G. Vento-Zogby, Creating Support for Effective Literacy Education (Heinemann, 1996). May be copied.
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    The thread (Editing, GULP!) referenced the work of Braddock and Hillocks on grammar. This factsheet nicely summarizes their arguments, as well as others who have followed a similar path.
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Reading games: composition, literacy, and video gaming - 0 views

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    Vol 25, Issue 3 of Computers and Composition (journal). This is the table of contents of full issue. Only abstracts available for free; full articles for purchase or via document delivery from your college library.
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What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy (abstract) - 0 views

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    by James Paul Gee. From ACM Computers in Entertainment, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2003. Abstract of article based on Gee's book of the same title. See gee tag for book.
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Forging new partnerships: adult & developmental education in community colleges - 1 views

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    By Hunter Boylan, published as Working Paper 8 for the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, December 2004. With a national scope, the paper examines the relationship between developmental and adult education in community college settings, the nature of collaboration between the two programs, and the characteristics that foster collaboration.
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What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy - 0 views

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    by James Paul Gee. In this book, the author considers more than thirty video games in his examination of their positive effects on learning. See gee tag for an article by this author.
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Vygotsky, excerpts from "Thought and language" and "Mind and society" - 0 views

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    Google Books excerpt of Language, literacy, and learning in educational practice: a reader by Stierer and Maybin, see pp 45-58. This excerpt includes Vygotsky's work on proximal development. Also known as Vykotsky.
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The Development of Writing Abilities (11-18). - 0 views

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    By Britton, James, and others, published by the National Council of Teachers of English, 1975. This is considered Britton's landmark work. In it, according to the abstract, he looks at over 2000 samples of writing done by 11-18 year olds.
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A Hanging - 0 views

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    Essay by George Orwell on online-literature.com
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    Used for CAT assignment in jam on Shreds of Data (MD).
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Best Practices in E-Assessment - Assessment - Program Management - Resource Collections... - 0 views

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    Although this paper highlights Adult Basic Ed/ELL it has some interesting conclusions about eLearning and assessment.
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New worlds : an introduction to college reading - 0 views

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    By Joe Cortina, Janet Elder, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011, 4th Edition.
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    This book was mentioned in TO's classroom practice, week2. Assignment is to read Ben Carson's "A Mother's Answer."
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A Sourcebook for Basic Writing Teachers - 0 views

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    An important compilation of articles about contexts, theories, and practices for the teaching of basic writing.
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Program in narrative medicine - 0 views

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    Academic program within the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. The basis for this program is to listen carefully to patients' stories and use the stories to help treat the patients. The program's founder, Dr. Rita Charon, combines her MD with a PhD in literature.
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The 3 Habits of Highly Successful Reading Teachers - 0 views

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    By Megan Milani, Sternhouse Publishers (Australia), 2009. The book concentrates on teaching early readers (grades K-3), but there might be relevant information for teaching reading at other levels. The full text is available from this page, with an Adobe Flash player.
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Code-switching - 0 views

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    by Heather Coffey, published by Learn NC: K-12 teaching and learning from the UNC School of Education, n.d.
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