Lori G Wilfong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4874649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lori G Wilfong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lori G |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilfong |
| SIGNATURE | WILFONG L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Textmasters
A fifth‐grade science teacher and university researcher challenged the notion that textbook reading follows the same archaic formula: read the textbook and answer the questions at the end of the section. Together, they adapted literature circle roles to fit textbook structures, resulting in the strategy they call Textmasters. This article describes the strategy, along with the action research project that proves its efficacy in the content area m…
Hear Me Out
An educator tells the story of her experience as a beginning teacher, and describes how and why she left the classroom after two years to follow different directions within the field. Her story of professional growth, personal reflection, and self‐assessment suggests that, at least in her case, statistics about attrition rates for beginning teachers need re‐evaluation
Is Reading Fluency a Key for Successful High School Reading
Fluency has traditionally been viewed as a goal of reading taught and mastered in the elementary grades. This article challenges that notion by exploring reading fluency as a contributor to reading proficiency (and difficulty) among ninth-grade students. The authors assessed reading fluency development among a large number of ninth graders and found a moderately strong correlation between fluency and overall reading proficiency as measured by a s…
Encouraging Independent Reading With Ambience
This article makes a case for devoting time to independent reading and then describes the “Book Bistro,” a strategy for promoting independent reading. Research concerning adolescents and reading is reviewed, followed by detailed instructions for implementing Book Bistro and advice from teachers. In Book Bistro, adolescent students are invited once per month to bring an independent reading choice to a café setting created in the classroom or schoo…
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Hear Me Out
An educator tells the story of her experience as a beginning teacher, and describes how and why she left the classroom after two years to follow different directions within the field. Her story of professional growth, personal reflection, and self‐assessment suggests that, at least in her case, statistics about attrition rates for beginning teachers need re‐evaluation
Is Reading Fluency a Key for Successful High School Reading
Fluency has traditionally been viewed as a goal of reading taught and mastered in the elementary grades. This article challenges that notion by exploring reading fluency as a contributor to reading proficiency (and difficulty) among ninth-grade students. The authors assessed reading fluency development among a large number of ninth graders and found a moderately strong correlation between fluency and overall reading proficiency as measured by a s…
Encouraging Independent Reading With Ambience
This article makes a case for devoting time to independent reading and then describes the “Book Bistro,” a strategy for promoting independent reading. Research concerning adolescents and reading is reviewed, followed by detailed instructions for implementing Book Bistro and advice from teachers. In Book Bistro, adolescent students are invited once per month to bring an independent reading choice to a café setting created in the classroom or schoo…
Textmasters
A fifth‐grade science teacher and university researcher challenged the notion that textbook reading follows the same archaic formula: read the textbook and answer the questions at the end of the section. Together, they adapted literature circle roles to fit textbook structures, resulting in the strategy they call Textmasters. This article describes the strategy, along with the action research project that proves its efficacy in the content area m…
Linguistics (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Reading (process (3 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (3 works) · Educational Methods and Media Use (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Action research (1 work) · Art (1 work)