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APPLY TODAY! Sul Ross to offer M.Ed in Educational Instructional Technology beginning in Spring, 2020 by Travis Hendryx, Office of Public Relations Students considering graduate school at Sul Ross State University will have the option of earning a Master’s of Education in Educational Instructional Technology (EIT) beginning in the 2020 spring semester. The new program allows graduate students and ...

Birsh (2018) defines phonemic awareness using The Partnership of Reading’s definition “as the ability to notice think about and work with the individual sounds in words (2003, p. 2). Phonemic awareness is an essential toward learning how to read as it helps children connect the spoken word to written language Birsh (2018). How does multisensory approaches facilitate phonemic awareness in children? [ 525 more words ]

Leveraging Multisensory Approaches When Teaching Phonological Awareness Tasks Birsh (2018) defines phonemic awareness using The Partnership of Reading’s definition “as the ability to notice think about and work with the individual sounds in words (2003, p. 2). Phonemic aware…

Hess and Marzola (2018) shed light on the importance and benefits of administering screeners in early childhood as screeners can “predict future reading performance” or used to assist the early literacy teacher in flexible grouping and instructional design (p. 269). Screeners afford the opportunity to improve instruction through improved and targeted invention approaches offered early on in a child’s educational experience. [ 339 more words ]

Screeners to Assess Literacy Skills in Primary Grades Hess and Marzola (2018) shed light on the importance and benefits of administering screeners in early childhood as screeners can “predict future reading performance” or used to assist the early lit…

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Gunderson (2013) highlights how technologies can create new opportunities and improve ELL literacies as long as barriers are addressed to improve teachers’ self-efficacy with a focus on technology skills and confidence in professional development, funding to address equity issues, and curriculum in place to address Digital Disconnect in schools. Many opportunities exist to improve L2 academic performance. Park & Warschuer (2016) provide compelling evidence to suggest that activating background knowledge through integration of technology using hyperlinked media can begin to address gaps and provide valuable resources. [ 600 more words ]

Why We Should Begin to Address Digital Disconnect for ELL Learners Gunderson (2013) highlights how technologies can create new opportunities and improve ELL literacies as long as barriers are addressed to improve teachers’ self-efficacy with a focus on technology…

The battle over technology in schools

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