The device in the room: Technology’s role in third grade literacy instruction

Abstract

This yearlong study explores how digital technologies are used during literacy instruction in the critical year of third grade. We analyzed technology use in 16 classrooms across six geographically and socioeconomically diverse schools. We examined the multiple layers of technology’s influences on teachers’ instructional decision-making and on students’ engagement. Applying Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy alongside the SAMR model, expectations for student technology use varied across settings and resulted in mixed levels of student engagement. Although technology has the potential to transform teaching and learning, it is most often used as a substitution for traditional instructional tools and to support students’ remembering and understanding rather than more complex tasks. Analysis suggests technology tools are not being strategically employed to support the development of 21st century learning skills.     

Measurement invariance and validity of a brief questionnaire on reading motivation in elementary students

In order to initiate more research on the role of reading motivation during the initial stages of learning to comprehend texts, we developed the Reading Motivation Questionnaire for Elementary Students (RMQ‐E). The sample comprised 1497 elementary students in Grades 1–3. By means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, three factors were determined: Curiosity, involvement and competition. The three‐factor structure of the RMQ‐E was found to be invariant across grade levels (scalar invariance) and across female and male students (strict invariance). As was anticipated, students in higher grades and male students were lower in curiosity and involvement than students in lower grades and female students. Whereas competitive reading motivation did not differ across grade levels, it was higher for boys than for girls. Moreover, the contributions of involvement and competition to reading amount and reading competence were in accordance with the hypotheses. The predictive validity of curiosity, however, was not confirmed.     

幼儿早期阅读个案研究

3⁸岁是培养幼儿早期阅读的关键时期,而良好的阅读习惯会对幼儿的终生发展奠定坚实的基础。研究发现,睡前故事作为一种简便易行的幼儿早期阅读方式,有助于提高幼儿的理解力、表达力和记忆力。创设好的阅读环境,选择故事性强的图文并茂的读物,对开发幼儿智力、培养其良好品质有积极的促进作用。     

公共图书馆推动全民阅读的思考

本文通过分析我国国民目前的阅读现状,指出全民阅读在构建和谐社会过程中的重要性,以及公共图书馆在全民阅读活动中所处的地位和应该如何推动全民阅读。     

高职生英语阅读焦虑的课堂缓解策略

随着第二语言习得研究向学习者情感因素方面的转移,学习者在语言分项技能的习得过程中所表现出来的焦虑日益受到关注。通过对高职学生英语阅读焦虑情况进行调查,并对其原因进行相关分析,教师应在英语阅读教学中有意识地采取相应措施缓解阅读焦虑,从而提高高职学生的阅读学习效果。     

论TBL模式在高职商务英语阅读教学中的应用

TBL教学模式以任务为载体,以学生为中心,强调"在做中学","为用而学","学了就用",与高职英语教学加强"实用阅读",培养高技能实用型人才的指导思想相得益彰。因此,在高职商务英语阅读教学中教师应采用TBL教学模式,根据高职学生的特点、培养要求和"阶梯型"任务原则设计"变化性互动"的实践教学任务,实现商务英语阅读语言知识学习、商务专业知识掌握及商务技能提高的有机整合。     

网络环境下的大学英语阅读课教学探微

在外语教学中,阅读是一个极为重要的环节,阅读理解是所有阅读技巧的目标也是阅读学习的最终目的,它可以加强学习者的听、说、写、译等技巧。在网络环境下,计算机的使用比传统的方法更能加强学习者的阅读理解能力。     

文学阅读教学感性论

从提高学生的语感能力和构筑学生精神世界来看,文学阅读教学应是感性实践活动。文学阅读教学首先要给学生时间从整体上感知文本的言语形式,这是与文学大师对话的过程,是提高语感能力必不可少的环节;其次,文学作品的阅读过程是一个变文字为形象的过程,教师要采取多种方式激发学生的想象,发掘作品的形象性;最后,文学是情感的艺术,教学过程是一个丰富师生情感的过程,教师不仅要善于体验作品中的情感,而且要恰当引发学生的情感。     

语义图在英语阅读中的运用

在英语教学中构建语义图,是引导学生深入理解文章的一个有效方法。语义图的各层次分别包括学生对相关主题的联想、篇章的背景知识、文章的重点内容等。因此,可以激励学生在课前主动搜索相关知识、积极加入课堂讨论,并在教师的引导下一步步理解文章内容。除了在阅读方面的作用,语义图也是进行听力、口语、写作等方面训练的有效辅助手段。     

毛泽东与曾国藩读书特色评析

毛泽东和曾国藩读书的共同之处体现在：他们视读书为人生的第一要义;主张读书、立志和做人统一起来;主张读书先博后约,持之以恒;提倡读书与实践相结合。毛泽东和曾国藩读书理念对今天建设学习型社会有着重要的借鉴价值。