Category: Literacy

Introduction Program planning and evaluation are critical steps in determining the success and anticipated effectiveness of the program, which ultimately influences the support of the program by its stakeholders and sponsors. To illustrate the general components of the program for Improving Literacy in the Seattle School District, the logic model application allows for outlining the…

Many students have difficulty in literacy skills, particularly comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling skills. Therefore, research in improving literacy skills is essential in finding strategies that may enable students to perform better in reading and writing. Struggling students need different teaching approaches to improve their literacy skills, particularly students from minority ethnic groups. Various programs exist…

The phenomenon of disciplinary literacy is crucial to learning outcomes and, therefore, requires particularly close attention. The article by Shanahan and Shanahan (2008) allows exploring the exact effects of disciplinary literacy on students performance. Though the authors refer directly to reading as the main area in which the proposed strategy is deployed, the impact of…

Basic literacy is essential for students to be able to comprehend the material they are being taught. Therefore, it is the foundation for any students academic success. Without basic literacy skills, students are unable to access the knowledge they need to be successful in school and beyond it. Research indicates that students who are not…

Table of Contents Beliefs of Frank Smith Beliefs of Patrick Shannon Comparing Smith with Shannon My Philosophy Reference List Beliefs of Frank Smith The development of the reading theory is attributed to massive scholarly works of various educational researchers including Frank Smith. Frank Smith is a psychologist who is ardently recognized for his immense research…

Enhancing literacy acquisition in students is a hard task requiring a lot of responsibility, persistence, and skills for adopting a unique approach towards students. Unless a teacher is capable of encouraging students for acquiring new literacy skills, their students will not be able to make any tangible progress (International Reading Association, 2010). To identify and…

Information literacy is critical in nursing practice, especially for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Working with information is a complex process as it involves many different aspects, such as seeking the information, criticizing it, and further applying it within the nursing practice to achieve better patient outcomes and work effectively. Thus, various programs have been…

For a long time, scholars have understood the significant role that the media play in influencing public opinion and giving shape to the perceptions that people have about the world. But on the other hand, the debate about how influential the media are is clear even from the studies that were undertaken about political communication…

Media consumption grows increasingly with the development of the internet and the popularization of social media. Today, a regular adult spends almost half of the day consuming media, which includes watching TV, surfing the web, and texting through various mediums either at home or outside. Such a vast number of sources and information flooding from…

Interracial marriages have become an evident positive phenomenon of the present-day United States, but there are still those who share obsolete views and object to them. Bhusal (2017) states that systemic racist discrimination in the country persists despite recent efforts aimed at equality. Rockquemore and Henderson (2015) explore the issue in the context of interracial…