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Support from the
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has made this publication possible
and contributed to the projects showcased on these pages.
Considerable appreciation is due to
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Chapter 2
Literature Review
When children enter school, they bring an array of experiences and background
knowledge to the classroom as they try to understand their new world of learning in the academic
world away from home. In terms of literacy,...
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community and family settings are valued in the development of literacy among students who are
not identified with the dominant culture. Factors such as language, culture, ethnicity, and socio-economic
status explain patterns of student...
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of the school, McLaughlin noticed that other Western-based institutions, such as the local
Christian churches, provided religious reading material in Navajo and that Navajo literacy
classes were established by members of the community. In terms...
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Appendix A
Consent Letters in English and Spanish
January 2011
Dear Parents,
You and your child are being invited to take part in a research study about literacy. 26 students and parents
combined from Ms. Berglund’s and Mrs. Stansell’s class...
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January 2011
Dear Parents,
You and your child are being invited to take part in a research study about literacy. 26 students and parents
combined from Ms. Berglund’s and Mrs. Stansell’s class will be participating. In addition, I am inviting...
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that chose not to live the polygamous lifestyle still remained an active part of the family and maintained strong relationships with her siblings and parents. Her decision to not live the principle of plural marriage caused...
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largely remained unstudied. The emergence of this culture allows for a greater understanding of the beliefs, norms, and lifestyle of a unique and interesting culture.
Consistent with all participant observation studies where...
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Unexpected behavior- a term specific to the Michelle Winner social thinking curriculum,
used to define behaviors that are not expected in a particular situation.
Generalization-When an acquired skill carries over to...
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form and maintain friendships. Simply putting them in a class with peers may have made
their shortcomings more apparent, which in turn intensified their feelings of isolation.
They functioned in a dearth of social...
SOCIAL THINKING INTERVENTIONS
In one study involving the effects of social skills training in a class-wide setting,
Kamps, Barbetta, Leonard, and Delquadri (1994) found that peer-trainings and
interventions done on a class-wide basis benefitted the...
SOCIAL THINKING INTERVENTIONS
programs. Lane et. al. defined organizing intervention groups as the third step in the
process. Groups could be organized by class designation, skill deficit targeted,
demographics, or even randomly. Training...
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self-esteem should rise. Thus, as a result of this project, parents and teachers should
observe improved self-esteem in participants.
Participants and Setting
Those who were chiefly impacted by the study were two...
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unstructured times such as recess, hallway transitions, and lunch settings. His second
hurdle was most visible during structured class time. This was a communication deficit,
where he inappropriately communicated...
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decline participation for their students. Once participants were chosen, a social thinking
curriculum tailored to their particular strengths and deficits was developed. The
curriculum was implemented twice a week...
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Chapter 4 Results
The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a social thinking
curriculum for students identified with HFA. The skills deficits that manifest themselves
in these students present a unique...
SOCIAL THINKING INTERVENTIONS
Teacher surveys as well as student observation data indicate met goals. Teacher
surveys indicated a 30% increase in personal confidence level from pre to post surveys.
73% of those indicated a 50% or greater increase...
History of Moviemaking in Utah", as inspiration and wanted to give a copy of the book to each of the travel writers as a gift. We were contacting you to see if it is possible to get a deal on 80 autographed copies of the book. If you could just let...