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“Expertise and the teaching of novices”
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which expertise can be acquired through the development of cognitive learning strategies and the importance of research into expertise in relation to the teaching of novices. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLNovice.rtf

“Finding a Way Toward Everyday Lives” by O’Brien and Lovett
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A 4 page analysis of the essay/pamphlet “Finding a Way Toward Everyday Lives” by John O’Brien and Herbert Lovett. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfindwy.rtf

“Gender in the Classroom” by Deborah Tannen
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A 3 page paper which reviews Deborah Tannen’s book “Gender in the Classroom.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAgencls.rtf

“Hooked on Phonics” -- A Product Designed to Take TeachingReading Back to Basics
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This 14 page report discusses the reading program “Hooked on Phonics” that is used to help children in learning to read and write. Proponents of the program believe that it is vitally important to understand that a great number of the children who appear to be unable to understand a concept or a set of directions are actually having problems recognizing actual words. As a result of having to direct their focus so carefully and devote so much attention to slowly and carefully figuring out the words, they focus less attention on what the text means. Children who recognize words more readily can focus more attention on meaning. That recognition can be enhanced through understanding the relationship that exists between sounds and letters in an alphabetic code. Phonics then establishes the basis for that process of decoding words. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: BWphonic.doc

“Individualized Transition Planning for Student with Learning Disabilities”
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A 3 page overview of the article by authors Rhoda Cummings, Cleborne Maddux, and Jack Casey published in the September 2000 issue of “The Career Development Quarterly”. These authors emphasize the importance of incorporating early developmentally appropriate vocational training for learning disabled students.
Filename: PPedlrndisartsumm.rtf

“Learning While Black” by Janice E. Hale
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An 8 page critique of “Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children” by Janice E. Hale. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAhale.rtf

“Like Letters in Running Water”: A Critical Review of the Curriculum Philosophies of Mary Aswell Doll
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A 4 page review of the contentions presented by this author in “Like Letters in Running Water: A Mythopoetics of Curriculum” regarding the curriculum value of fiction. This paper contends that Doll is correct in identifying fiction as a conduit to student understanding of historical circumstances and relationships. Analyzes this contention using primarily the writings of feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Concludes that while a student might recoil if only given historical detail as it is presented in the common curriculum, when provided these same messages in a fictional format they are able to forge a connection between history and reality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPedCurr.rtf

“On the Education of Children” by Michel de Montaigne
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A 4 page paper which analyzes a statement from Michel de Montaigne’s “On the Education of Children.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAedmm.rtf

“Ordinary Resurrections” by Jonathan Kozol
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A 5 page paper which examines “Ordinary Resurrections” by Jonathan Kozol. The paper discusses the contributions of Aida Rosa and Mother Martha Overall. The paper also discusses a particular problem seen in Kozol’s book and then presents a possible solution. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkoz.rtf

“Summary and Commentary on Article on the Constructivist Model of Maths Teaching”
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A six page paper which summarises Constructivistic Math Instruction for Diverse Learners, by Mercer, Jordan and Miller (1996) and gives a commentary on the educational strategies described in the article. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLmathsconstruct.wps