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Beverly J. Bruneau's literacy pyramid for reading and writing instruction

Beverly J. Bruneau's article "The Literacy Pyramid Organization of Reading/Writing Activities in a Whole Language Classroom" from the October 1997 issue of the Reading Teacher deals with what has been termed 'the literary pyramid.' This is based on the government's 'food pyramid' but works with…

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The Oakland school district's Ebonics debate and academic outcomes

Ebonics came to public attention in 1996 when the Oakland CA school district allowed teachers to use this form of street slang in the classroom as a tool to reach students. This form of language is usually used by African-Americans as a street dialect.

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Career progression and leadership challenges in foreign language education

Although I am teaching full-time and working on a Master's in ESL, I do not think I am at the peak of my educational career at the present moment. This is a good time to ask myself why and to try to figure out a strategy for future growth.

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Socioeconomic status and reading achievement across Alabama school districts

This finding was made after a comparison of fourth-graders' reading test scores on the 10th Edition Stanford Achievement Test in 2005-2006. Five of Alabama's school districts of varying socioeconomic backgrounds were chosen for comparison.

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Globalization and cultural identity: Thomas Friedman's analysis of westernization

Flat (2005) I was intrigued by the ongoing debates regarding globalization and its effects on both westernized and 3rd world nations.

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Habeas corpus from Magna Carta to Lincoln's Maryland crisis

The first steps that would eventually evolve into the writ of habeas corpus are said to have been sown in the Magna Carta in 1215. As first used, habeas corpus was much more narrow in scope than it is today.

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Race and class in British versus Spanish colonial societies

The social and racial structure that was practiced in the American colonies is seen as being distinct from one another.

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Henry Adams's rejection of technology and spiritual values

Throughout The Education of Henry Adams the reader gets the impression that the author, Henry Adams, considered himself a failure.

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Cultural conflict and identity in Gish Jen's "Who's Irish?"

Gish Jen's short story Who's Irish? And Dao Strom's novel Grass Roof, Tin Roof both investigate the complex problems that arise from the clash between the Asian and Western cultures.

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Japan's political economy: convergence or divergence with other industrial nations

Japanese political economy has been caused by globalization and other changes in the domestic and international economies. Are Japan's changes, then, similar to those of other industrial countries that are also subject to the same systematic pressures?

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