Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts® (open access)

Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts®

Paper discusses the results of a study that questions if the Scholastic Reading Counts (SRC) program encourages students to read independently.
Date: 2015
Creator: Edwards, Evyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom (open access)

The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom

Paper describes study exploring the effectiveness of using electronic books in an elementary school classroom to teach reading skills.
Date: 2014
Creator: Hendrickson, Bethany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiesta Math Night: The Parent Perspective (open access)

Fiesta Math Night: The Parent Perspective

Paper discusses Hispanic parental involvement in Fiesta Math Night (Noche de Matemáticas), a school event that takes place in Denton area schools each year in the fall.
Date: 2013
Creator: Ortez, Enid
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts! (open access)

Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts!

This study examines the Matthew Effect in children's reading ability development through an analysis of reading progress measured in a fifth grade classroom using the Scholastic Reading Counts! program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Krastin, Ashleigh
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structuring the Imagination (open access)

Structuring the Imagination

Paper discusses research questioning if explicit instruction on sensory imagery, synonyms and antonyms, and onomatopoeia would increase imaginative creating writing in a third grade class.
Date: 2013
Creator: Small, Coeli M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness (open access)

Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness

Paper describes a study focused on the efficiency of using prescribed tools to aid in justification and reasonableness in solving mathematical problems.
Date: 2014
Creator: Lopez, Lorraine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enjoying Vocabulary (open access)

Enjoying Vocabulary

Paper discusses study seeking to determine whether deliberate and consistent vocabulary practice and exposure through interactive games and intentional dialogue increase the oral story-retelling skills in English in low reading-level bilingual students.
Date: 2014
Creator: Soto-Vazquez, Adriana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Servant Leadership: A Model for Mentoring Undergraduate Student Scholars (open access)

Servant Leadership: A Model for Mentoring Undergraduate Student Scholars

Paper discusses servant leadership in the context of serving students who exhibited interest in publishing in The Eagle Feather journal.
Date: 2013
Creator: Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions (open access)

Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions

Paper discusses an experiment testing the effectiveness of incorporating Response to Intervention (RTI) and the Mastery Model into math tutoring sessions with third grade students.
Date: 2013
Creator: Carlson, Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication (open access)

The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication

Paper describes a study designed to determine if the Morning Meeting technique promoted positive communication abilities in a second grade classroom in which many students exhibited inadequate social communication skills.
Date: 2015
Creator: Marquez, Noel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
I-Station Reading Intervention (open access)

I-Station Reading Intervention

Paper discusses study designed to determine if using the Imagination Station computer software, or I-station, as a reading intervention employed during direct instruction Special Education sessions would improve the overall reading skills of these students.
Date: 2014
Creator: Dever, Lauren Nicole
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Support for Student Behavioral Development (open access)

Technology Support for Student Behavioral Development

Paper analyzes the effectiveness of ClassDoJo in assisting third grade teachers with behavioral management.
Date: 2013
Creator: Pound, Kaitlyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mentorship: The Gift that Gives (open access)

Mentorship: The Gift that Gives

Introduction to the special section on Teacher Education in the 2014 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2014
Creator: Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Read to Succeed (open access)

Read to Succeed

This paper discusses research on reading and a study on transition times in the classroom.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Daniel, Monica & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
African American Parental Involvement (open access)

African American Parental Involvement

This paper discusses a research project on the relationship between African American parent volunteer involvement and student reading scores.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Brookshire, Nikki & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing Classroom Assessments to District Assessments to Analyze Assessment Guided Instruction Effectiveness (open access)

Comparing Classroom Assessments to District Assessments to Analyze Assessment Guided Instruction Effectiveness

This paper discusses research in assessment guided instruction.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Western, Vanessa S. & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

African American Parental Involvement [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the relationship between African American parent volunteer involvement and student reading scores.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Brookshire, Nikki & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Effect of Exchanging Play Time Privileges for Silent Work Time on Academic Failure Rates

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This presentation discusses research on the effect of exchanging play time privileges for silent work time on academic failure rates.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Smith, Grace & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Make a Move: Creating a Culturally Aware Community of Masters and Scholars

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on creating a culturally aware community of masters and scholars.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Montejano, Sara N. & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Engagement and the Effects on Academics

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on student engagement and the effects on academics.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Sikes, Megan & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Becoming a Teacher of Mathematics to Elementary Students [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on becoming a teacher of mathematics to elementary students. The research is an auto-ethnography of a pre-service teacher during the first semester of Professional Development School, documenting the journey as a learner and teacher of mathematics for this pre-service teacher.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Walker, Wynona & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Effectiveness of the Growth Plan On Student Behavior

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effectiveness of the growth plan on student behavior.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Leaverton, Analee & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Read to Succeed

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on reading.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Daniel, Monica & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Effectiveness of Growth Plans in Kindergarten Classrooms [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effectiveness of growth plans in kindergarten classrooms.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Leslie, Rachel & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library