ABSTRACT THEMES IN A 7TH GRADE WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM: SAMPLE LESSONS by © Claire Cook Hansen 2009 Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Option California State University, Chico Spring 2009 Themes In a 7th Grade World History curr . . .

ABSTRACT INTEGRATING MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE IN K-2 CLASSROOMS: A GUIDEBOOK FOR THE EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF EXEMPLARY MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS by Lauren S. Wilson Master of Arts in Education Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners Op . . .

ABSTRACT USING COGNATES WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS AT 5TH GRADE LEVEL: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO BUILD READING COMPREHENSION IN SCIENCE by Oralia Robles Master of Arts in Education: Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners Option Califor . . .

ABSTRACT VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION: A HANDBOOK FOR PRIMARY GRADE TEACHERS by Mary B. Alldrin Master of Arts in Education Reading/Language Arts Option California State University, Chico Fall 2010 The purpose of this project was to identify . . .

ABSTRACT ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS TO MEET THE LITERACY NEEDS OF STRUGGLING READERS IN FIRST GRADE by Naomi Monique Parker Master of Arts in Education: Reading/Language Arts Option California State University, Chico Summer 2010 Research st . . .

ABSTRACT LITERACY CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS WHO HAVE GIFTED CHILDREN IN A REGULAR CLASSROOM by © Yoko Yoshikawa 2009 Master of Arts in Education Curriculum and Instruction Option California State University, Chico Spring 2009 The goal fo . . .

With No Child Left Behind pushing schools and teachers to improve annual state test scores to show student proficiency, students have suffered from a narrowing of curriculum in order to push students through the standards before testing. Many teachers . . .

ABSTRACT MEASURES OF CONTENT READING COMPREHENSION: COMPARING THE ACCELERATED READER MEASURE AND AN INFORMAL MEASURE by Kate Gage Ginno Master of Arts in Education Reading/Language Arts Option California State University, Chico Summer 2009 This resear . . .

ABSTRACT A TRAINING MODULE: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING SENSORY AND BEHAVIOR ISSUES IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM by © Jessica Kathrine Ordaz 2009 Master of Arts in Education Special Education Option California State University, Chico Spring 2009 Sensory nee . . .