This collection contains Graduate Research Papers written by students in the Division of Literacy Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education.
Submissions from 2022
Building an understanding of the Common Core state standards and complex texts, while supporting upper elementary readers with complex text through shared reading, Joanna Mae Carlson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relationship between decoding and writing with early readers: An action research study, Nicole M. Henningsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Vocabulary strategies in elementary science - A self-study, Katherine Hooey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Partnership to grow effective readers: professional learning for interventionists and classroom teachers, Jennifer Lane, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2020
Using mentor texts to enhance the teaching of reading comprehension and writing, Alexandra Jordyn Cushman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2019
Best practices in assessment and evaluation of literacy at the secondary level, Meaghan Kathleen Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting early social-emotional development with wordless picture books, Kayla E. Takatsuka, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2013
Building empathy through literacy: A review of classroom literacy practices, Alyssa J. Bruecken, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2012
Beyond the dictionary : what teachers can do to help build struggling readers' vocabularies, Stefanie Van Heukelom, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2011
The effects of one-on-one peer tutoring with below-grade-level seventh grade readers, Kelsi Salter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2009
The impact of instructional materials on the motivational of struggling readers, Kimberly Weeks, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Best grouping practices for reading instruction, Stacia Ann Weisskopf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2007
Partnering with homeschoolers: Collaborations between homeschoolers and public schools, Sharon Gerst, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Readers' workshop: Giving students time, choice, and flexibility in the classroom, Jennifer Lynn Shaffer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inventive spelling in the early childhood classroom, Denielle J. Stuntz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using technology to assist in the teaching of reading instruction, Hallie M. Wyatt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2005
Using reflection to guide literacy instruction in the "multi-level" classroom, Lori L. Weber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2003
The Role of the Literacy Coach: The Challenge of Change, Janet Bargmann Thompsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper