The Importance of Music Education at the Elementary Level
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A 14 page research paper that examines recent scientific studies that indicate that music instruction can significantly aid academic achievement. The writer discusses how the back-to-basics movement pushed art education in general into the background and then goes on to offer arguments that show that this action was to the detriment of the students. Some of the scientific research regarding the effect that music as on spatial-temporal reasoning, the so-called 'Mozart effect,' is truly amazing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Musimpor.wps

The Importance Of Music In Education
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In this 7 page research paper, the writer explores various ways in which music can be implemented as an educational tool. Various examples and classroom strategies are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Musiced.wps

The Importance of Music in the Early Education Curriculum
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An 8 page argumentative discussion pertaining to the importance of music in the classroom / curriculum. The writer feels that music programs receive insufficient funding and attention from school boards and quotes a number of professional opinions who maintain that young students without sufficient music education are culturally impaired as a result. Bibliography lists 7 sources. FREE outline included.
Filename: Musicedu.wps

The Montessori Method
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A 9 page paper discussing the history of the Montessori Method of Education, it's application in the present, and potential applications in the future. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Monteppf.rtf

The Philosophies of Maria Montessori
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This 5 page paper explores the philosophy behind the Montessori method of teaching and most notably its creator. Dr. Montessoris ideologies are compared with the philosophies of Marx, Hegel and Mill. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA17Mont.wps

Martin Luther: His Role in Education
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A 5 page overview of the philosophies of Martin Luther, how these philosophies shaped the Protestant church and how they would have retributions in education to this very day. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPLuther.wps

Cooperative Learning & Literacy / Grades 7 - 12
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This 5 page essay discusses the use of cooperative learning in developing literacy skills. Specific examples of techniques that can be used are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: CLlit.wps

Connecting Literacy with Social Content: The Use of Social Studies to Help Students with Cultural Differences
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This 6 page paper considers the application of social studies coursework for the process of developing cultural literacy. This paper argues that in an increasingly diverse multicultural environment, the commonalties of social studies coursework can have positive implications for bridging social and cultural differences and integrating literacy as it is defined within a social content. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHsocstu.wps

Interactive Computer Reading Programs Improve Literacy
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5 pages in length. Children are experiencing an overwhelming increase in literacy rates due in great part to the implementation of a fairly new technology: interactive computer programs. Particularly evident of this success is the drastic improvement in reading skills of kindergarten and elementary school children. The advent of computer-based learning programs allows for a number of teaching enhancements not otherwise available in the conventional format. The writer discusses research findings as they relate to interactive reading programs for children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Intread.wps

Literacy-- More Than Being Able to Read
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A 5 page research paper which contains background information on the subject of literacy/illiteracy. The paper then describes the difference between literacy, illiteracy and functional literacy. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Illitera.wps

Technology as an Aid to Literacy
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A 10 page research paper that examines how technology is being implemented in America's classrooms as an aid to literacy. The writer covers how this impacts primary grades as well as secondary education and teacher training. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Tecnolit.wps

Using Big Books To Improve Literacy
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A 6 page paper that explores the use of Big Books to improve literacy in young children. Little research has been conducted to date on the specific topic but extrapolations can be made based on research focusing on methods to improve different factors in literacy development. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Bigbooks.wps