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EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
by
Mayra Lizette Perez
___________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Mayra Lizette Perez
Object Description
| Title | Effective reading instruction for English learners |
| Author | Perez, Mayra Lizette |
| Author email | mayraper@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Curriculum & Instruction) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-12-10 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Mora-Flores, Eugenia |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Ragusa, Gisele Cowen, May |
| Abstract | This study explored the areas of reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction of English Learners at the intermediate level (level 3) of English language acquisition in third and fourth grade. The purpose of the study was to identify effective practices in reading comprehension instruction in order to increase student achievement for Hispanic English learners. The research was conducted at a select school in a small district for a period of one month. Four teachers (2 third, 2 fourth) participated in this study.; Teachers were interviewed for the purpose of gathering information about their experience in working with EL students and training. Eight classroom observations, two per class, were conducted during literacy instruction. Readers' workshop was observed in all four classrooms during the classroom observations. Students benefited from working in small groups and one-on-one conferences with their teachers.; Teachers communicated having numerous challenges related to using state adopted curriculum and District pacing plans in conjunction with readers' workshop. Teachers expressed a need to assess EL students in an authentic manner (running records, one-on-one conferences, and reader's notebook) to plan and modify instruction based on student needs. The teachers had participated in ongoing and continuous professional development in the implementation of readers' workshop. Teacher level of understanding of reading development was directly related to the length of experience working at the school.; Vocabulary instruction was identified during teacher interviews as critical to the development of reading of English learners. However, the classroom observations did not reveal a systematic approach for teaching vocabulary.; Results demonstrated that EL students benefit from free voluntary reading, a variety of grouping for instruction, reading comprehension instruction and class discussions about literature. |
| Keyword | English learners; reading instruction |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1156 |
| Rights | Perez, Mayra Lizette |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Perez-20080418 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Perez-20080418.pdf |
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| Full text | EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS by Mayra Lizette Perez ___________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2008 Copyright 2008 Mayra Lizette Perez |
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