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    • PAHUTE LEGENDS William R. Palmer 1958 OH 0598 How The Eagle Became Bald-headed It sometimes happened in the long ago that some living thing went bad and became a source of trouble to all the others. Sometimes they wrought so much sorrow and...
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    • STUDENT LIFE Waiting for the sunrise. Two for a nickel. The gentleman. Where are you going, my pretty maid? Getting ready for Zion. Now my boy hit directly into the tone. Studious Mel—Mostly Mel. Die or surrender.
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    • vii Acknowledgments There are many wonderful people in my community who made this thesis possible. First, I would like to thank my third-grade students and their parents from the 2010-2011 school year who participated in this study. The trust and...
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    • Chapter 1 Introduction The home-literacy environment (HLE) plays a vital role in language and literacy development for all children before they enter kindergarten and throughout the rest of their school years. Studies have shown that when children...
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    • 2 have been completely transformed and are irreversible. The ways in which ELLs from low SES backgrounds interact and associate with the digital era was also addressed. The results of this research will help educators yield a deeper appreciation...
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    • 7 assessment is to provide educators with a total proficiency score for use in their schools, districts, and state, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Students will be assessed in the four language acquisition modalities of...
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    • 12 say that educators “should understand that linguistic barriers, diverse social practices, and a multiplicity of assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions contribute to difficult discourse” (p. 353). Therefore, linking academic learning...
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    • 15 students. Unfortunately, there is a connection between the number of students who qualify for Title I services and “children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards” (USDOE, 2010b). Schools that have at...
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    • 19 when they enter school compared to children from poor HLEs. However, those children from low-SES families and ethnic backgrounds had the most variability of literacy experiences in the home environment. “Relating these profiles to SES and...
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    • 21 there is a possibility that someone else in the home is (Haneda, 2006). ELL out-of-school “literacy practices are typically bilingual or multilingual in nature” (Haneda, 2006, p. 339), as they are associated with religion and parental...
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    • 29 Chapter 3 Methodology The purpose of this research project was to investigate whether the connection between literacy achievement among English language learners (ELLs) from low socio-economic status (SES) families and their home-literacy...
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    • 35 Table 2 Home Visit Comparison Chart High-Literate ELL Home Visits Low-Literate ELL Home Visits All families were nuclear. There were more single-parent families than nuclear families. At least one parent spoke both English and Spanish...
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    • 37 has one sister, but her dad has returned to Mexico and is married to another woman, and he has an entirely new family. The relentless pain this has caused Dulce is obvious as she constantly talks about her dad at school and expresses her sorrow....
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    • 39 company. Dad explains that he works hard so that his children can one day go to college. “Tengo sueños todo el tiempo que mis hijos algún día ir a la universidad.” He dreams all the time that his children will one day go to college. If...
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    • 40 and a mix of English and Spanish to their parents. Alma’s mom recognizes the value of acquiring two languages and has learned English through her children. She has also learned English through her job and finds it an asset to speak English...
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    • 68 Appendix C Parent and Student Surveys in English and Spanish Parent Survey Purpose: Ms. Berglund would like to improve her teaching practices by connecting and relating to literacy experiences in the home and community. Please fill out this...
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    • 69 11. Do siblings in the home help each other with homework assignments? Yes No 12. What types of reading materials do you have in the home? (Circle all that apply) Magazines Church literature Newspapers Books Other (Specify) 13. Where do you...
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    • 73 13. What types of reading materials do you have in the home? (Circle all that apply) Magazines Church literature Newspapers Books Other (specify) 14. How many books would you say you have in your home? 10 or less 11-50 51-100 101-150 151-200...
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    • 74 Literacy Activities in the Community 27. How often do you go to the community library? 1x a week 1x month 1x a year Never 28. Where do you find books to read outside of school? (Circle all that apply) Community library Home...
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