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Katherine Paterson’s “The Great Gilly Hopkins”: Its Application to Learning about Learning Disabilities
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This is a 4 page paper discussing how Katherine Paterson’s novel “The Great Gilly Hopkins” is beneficial in the educational system. Katherine Paterson’s novel “The Great Gilly Hopkins” has become one of the most recommended reading materials within middle schools across North America in its ability to address the character of Gilly who has undergone several transitions throughout the foster care system and is considered an example of a child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD). The novel was written for youths aged 9-12 (the central character, Gilly is 11) and within the classroom environment has allowed teachers to introduce mature and realistic subject matter to their students which will lead to a better understanding and tolerance of children who are not from traditional, supportive family environments and who have developed mechanisms or defensive behaviors which allow them to cope with their situation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Keeping a Perspective on Research
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and discusses an article by Kohn (2006), in which the author argues that teachers need to be skeptical consumers of literature, even when it comes to information that appears to be founded in empirical data. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education
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A 7 page research paper that examines and summarizes various key concepts in early childhood education practice. The topics addressed are legal issues, characteristics of learners and assessment of young children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khconece.rtf

Key Concepts/Phonemic Awareness
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A 3 page paper that summarizes 12 key concepts pertaining to teaching reading and phonemic awareness as discussed in the NRP publication Put Reading First. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Kincheloe/Critical Pedagogy Primer
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A 5 page book review. Joe Kincheloe's Critical Pedagogy Primer (2005) is a comprehensive, intelligent overview of a theoretical approach to teaching that is vital in the context of the current socio-economic-political environment. Critical pedagogy, as Kincheloe demonstrates, encompasses a long and distinguished history of teaching philosophy but also addresses issues of our time, such as the need for critical, reflective thinkers, not merely students who can regurgitate facts and figures. The writer first offers an overview and summary of the book and then offers analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Kliebard’s “The Struggle for the American Curriculum 1893-1958”
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A 3 page paper which examines Herbert M. Kliebard’s “The Struggle for the American Curriculum 1893-1958” as it involves humanism, developmentalism , social efficiency, and social meliorism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Knowledge And Information: Do They Equate To Understanding In The Cybernetic Age?
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6 pages in length. Knowledge and information have become synonymous in the cybernetic age, but not necessarily to the benefit of understanding. The power of this statement illustrates that while technology might improve man's progress in some areas, it also fails to do so in a holistic manner. The global community is bombarded with information from myriad sources unlike any other time in history, which would lead one to presume this generation to be more knowledgeable than their parents or grandparents. This is, indeed, a logical deduction to make considering this age group was quite literally brought up in the midst of the technological revolution. However, the barrage of information today's younger generation receives on a daily basis via the Internet, television, radio, newspapers and magazines serves more to clog the assimilation into understanding than to allow for it. In short, the information is dispensed but the receivers have not been adequately taught how to decipher and retain what is important. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Knowledge of Linguistics and Its Impact on Understanding the Teaching of Language
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This 12 page report discusses both linguistics and language and the ways in which they interact for a language teacher. Because language is one of the most unique factors of human interaction, even the very process of being human, its study deserves to be thought of as a key component of understanding human cognition, personal relationships, and how society develops. It also offers a great deal of opportunities to those who teach language and the tools of language. The practice of linguistics is intimately woven into the teaching of language. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWlinlan.rtf

Knowledge Of Results Feedback & ADHD Students: A Proposal
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A 20 page paper. This paper is a proposal for a research study. The research questions address the effects of knowledge of results and elaborated feedback on ADHD students' math achievement. Sections include: introduction; statement of the problem; hypotheses; definitions; review of the literature; participants; materials; procedures; analyses; expected results; limitations and projected budget to complete the study. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Kohlberg's Developmental Stages and Issues of Gender Bias
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of bias in mathematics education, with a focus on the way in which Kohlberg's developmetal stages can be used to understand gender bias. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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