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  5. 2019 CADRE Capstone Projects

Zones of Regulation

The purpose of this study was to determine if the implementation of The Zones of Regulation would improve competencies in social emotional development and self-regulation skills.


Direct Instruction and Oral Language Production

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of direct instruction strategies would increase emerging students’ English speaking proficiency.


Guided Reading

The purpose of this study was to determine if purposeful planning to differentiate instruction during guided reading increased student reading achievement.


Writers Workshop and Conferences

The purpose of this study is to determine if a structured writer’s workshop block, including one on one conferences, will improve students’ writing achievement and engagement.


Writing Process Strategies

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of research based writing process strategies would improve the quality of student writing as evaluated with the ACT Writing Test scoring rubric.


Math Workshop

The purpose of this study was to determine if differentiated instruction within the math workshop model would increase student achievement in math.


Impact of Note Taking and Graphic Organizers on Social Studies Achievement

The purpose of this study was to determine if the implementation of note taking strategies and graphic organizers will increase student understanding of social studies content.


Feedback: Increasing Student Achievement in Writing

The purpose of this study was to determine if providing feedback specific to learning objectives would raise student performance and understanding in comprehension and in a written response to text.


Math Workshop

The purpose of this study was to determine if differentiation through the math workshop model would increase student achievement.


Writing in Math

The purpose of this study was to determine whether writing in math would increase student achievement.


Number Sense

The purpose of this study was to determine if implementing effective strategies for number sense would raise student performance in number sense.


Targeted Questioning

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of targeted questions during guided reading would increase student achievement in reading comprehension.


Differentiation Instruction

The purpose of the study was to determine if the implementation of differentiation instruction will positively improve student achievement in math.


Study and Test-Taking

The purpose of the study is to determine if the implementation of study and test-taking strategies will help improve student test scores.


Targeted Reading

The purpose of the study was to determine if targeted reading strategies (vocabulary, main idea, supporting details, and summarizing) would increase students’ reading comprehension.


Direct Instruction

The purpose of the study was to determine if the direct instruction of letter-sound relationships and decoding strategies such as visual imagery exercises, word collecting, and reading strategy cards would increase word decoding accuracy.


Number Sense

The purpose of the study was to determine if explicit math instruction in the area of number sense would increase student achievement.


Targeted Questioning

The purpose of the study is to determine if the use of differentiated targeted questioning will increase readers achievement.


Targeted Questioning

The purpose of the study is to determine if the use of differentiated targeted questioning in structured guided reading groups will increase student achievement in reading.


Writing Workshop

The purpose of the study was to determine if using a writing workshop model would increase student achievement, confidence, and attitude in the area of writing.


Rubrics and Individual Conferencing

The purpose of the study was to determine whether the use of rubrics and implementation of individual conferencing during writing instruction would improve achievement in a 5th grade writing class.


Children’s Literature

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of children’s literature would increase student retention of high-frequency vocabulary words in sixth grade Spanish.


Organizational Strategies

The purpose of the study was to determine if the implementation of organizational strategies would increase assignment completion and academic achievement in a sixth-grade Social Studies class.


Writing Conferences

The purpose of the study was to determine if individual writing conferences during writer's workshop increased achievement in writing.


Differentiated Math Instruction

The purpose of the study is to determine if data-driven, differentiated planning during small group mathematics instruction will increase student achievement in math.


Flexible Seating in a Foreign Language Classroom

The purpose of the study was to determine if a flexible seating arrangement in a foreign language classroom would increase engagement and increase the quality of instruction.


Alphabet Knowledge

The purpose of the study was to determine if explicit instruction of alphabet knowledge would increase reading achievement.


Differentiated Math Instruction

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of differentiated math instruction would increase student achievement in math.


Targeted Questioning

The purpose of the study was to determine if targeted questioning during guided reading will increase students’ reading comprehension.


Differentiated Math Instruction

The purpose of the study was to determine if the implementation of differentiated math instruction would increase student achievement.


Zones of Regulation

The purpose of the study was to determine if the Zones of Regulation would improve students' self-regulation and listening skills.


Targeted Questioning

The purpose of the study was to determine if the implementation of targeted questioning during guided reading would increase students’ reading comprehension.


Differentiated Targeted Questioning

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of differentiated targeted questioning during small group reading instruction would increase students' reading comprehension.


Reading Strategies

The purpose of the study was to determine if effective reading strategies will increase students’ comprehension.


Math Workshop

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of the math workshop model would increase student achievement.


Word Study Activities

The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of word study activities in guided reading would increase reading achievement.

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