My Writing
- Literacy history newsletter during my graduate studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. The purpose of this writing is to reflect upon my experiences with literacy during my schooling and make connections to my current practices in teaching.
- Values and beliefs newsletter during my graduate studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. This writing focuses on best reading instruction practices, reflections on past teaching experiences, and improvement goals for the future.
- Reading response essay: This writing helped me to reflect upon my years of teaching and create new goals for improvement for the benefit of my students.
- Powerpoint presentation: created for my Issues in Cognition & Comprehension course at Florida Gulf Coast University. The topic of sequencing as a suitable comprehension strategy for practice with preschoolers is addressed.
- Literacy case study: for my Assessment in Literacy course. I learned how to compile a variety of assessments on a particular student to get a well-rounded view of his abilities. I used that information to create tangible instructional goals.
- Literature review: part of the Foundations of Educational Research course. This professional review highlights the gap in research concerning the effects of explicit strategy instruction for informational text comprehension in a small group setting.
- Final Research Analysis: Through this
project I was able to put together an entire semester of learning in order to critically
evaluate research. I will continue to view research with a careful eye before implementing
changes to my practice in the classroom.