ABSTRACT UTILIZING ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT DURING TEACHER LED READ-ALOUD by Anna Bernedo 2011 Master of Arts in Education California State University, Chico Summer 2011 As the researcher, I examine . . .

ABSTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE: LEADING COACHES IN AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM by Nicole Motl Master of Arts in Education Educational Leadership and Administration Option California State University, Chico Spring 2011 Anteri . . .

This action research project was designed to meet the academic needs of a group of students with learning disabilities in a rural education setting. The study focused on the effects of three comprehension gestures on the students’ reading comprehensio . . .

ABSTRACT LEARNING TO READ IN A STANDARDS-BASED, TEST-DRIVEN, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ERA by Monica E. Quilty Master of Arts in Education California State University, Chico Summer 2011 So much of a child’s learning experience is based on their ability to . . .

ABSTRACT EMPOWERING INDEPENDENT LEARNERS: INTERNET SEARCH SKILLS IN THE FIFTH GRADE by © Melody Jane Pike 2011 Master of Arts in Education California State University, Chico Summer 2011 Empowering students to be independent learners is an important pa . . .

ABSTRACT MOVE BEYOND INTERMEDIATE: A TEACHER‟S GUIDE FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF TAIWANESE STUDENTS THROUGH READING CHILDREN‟S LITERATURE by © Ying-Hsuan Lee 2011 Master of Arts in Education Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners Opti . . .

One Special Day Class of nine students participated in a service-learning project about diversity. The curriculum used in this service-learning project was obtained from the organization Teaching Tolerance and from children’s literature on diversity b . . .

ABSTRACT A PLAN FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES OF EMPATHY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLASSROOM by © Sarah Angela Pennisi 2009 Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Option California State University, Chico Spring 2 . . .

ABSTRACT CURRICULUM INTEGRATING BULLYING PREVENTION AND CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARDS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: A MODEL FOR AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE by © Mary Dobkowitz 2011 Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Option California State U . . .

ABSTRACT EVALUATING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS: A TEMPLATE FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHER TRAINERS by Karen Schreder Master of Arts in Education Educational Leadership and Administration Option California State University, Chico Spring 2011 It is of little . . .