Robin Applegarth, Teacher, Colebrook, CT Megan Leonard, Teacher, Simsbury, CT Beth Schmidt, Teacher, New Britain, CT Karen Shanahan, Teacher, Enfield, CT There are numerous definitions of comprehension available from a multitude of resources. In terms of our research study, the…
Critical Literacy: A Literature Review
Cara M. Mulcahy, Central Connecticut State University Critical literacy is a mindset; a way of viewing and interacting with the world. It is not merely a method or an approach to the teaching of literacy or the language arts. Much…
The Impact of Expository Text Structure Knowledge on Fifth and Eight Grade Students’ Expository Writing
Susan Lareau, Central Connecticut State University Joseph Pandolfio, Kennelly School-Hartford Deborah Rand, Windham Center School-Windham Carolyn Turner, Dr. Joseph J. Bellizzi Middle School-Hartford Introduction “The face of content area literacy instruction is changing. Once associated exclusively with middle and high…
Professional Conversations to Enhance Reading Research Understandings
Pam Govertsen-Kahn, Middletown Public Schools Jill Pilon, East Farms School, Farmington, CT Statement of Purpose In the Spring of 2004, we took the graduate course, Design, Management and Supervision of Reading Programs at the University of Connecticut. The class was…