Classroom Simulation to Prepare Teachers to Use Evidence-Based Comprehension Practices

Emily Ely; Kat D. Alves; Nathan R. Dolenc; Stephanie Sebolt; Emily A. Walton

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 34, No. 2 (2018) pp. 71–87

Reading comprehension is an area of weakness for many students, including those with disabilities. Innovative technology methods may play a role in improving teacher readiness to use evidence-based comprehension practices for all students. In this...

Improving instruction of future teachers: A multimedia approach that supports implementation of evidence-based vocabulary practices

Emily Ely; Michael J. Kennedy; Paige C. Pullen; Mira Cole Williams; Shanna Eisner Hirsch

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 44, No. 1 (November 2014) pp. 35–43

Teacher education efforts must prepare future teachers to implement evidence-based practices that are effective for all students. A strand of practices necessary for reading competence is vocabulary instruction; however, teachers spend less time...

Language: English

Improving teacher candidates' knowledge of phonological awareness: A multimedia approach

Michael J. Kennedy; Melissa K. Driver; Paige C. Pullen; Emily Ely; Mira T. Cole

Computers & Education Vol. 64, No. 1 (May 2013) pp. 42–51

Knowledge of phonological awareness (PA) and how to teach students to develop PA is an important component of teacher preparation given its role in learning to read. We believe multimedia can play a key role in improving how educators acquire,...

Language: English

Use of instructional technology to improve teacher candidate knowledge of vocabulary instruction

Emily Ely; Paige C. Pullen; Michael J. Kennedy; Shanna Eisner Hirsch; Mira Cole Williams

Computers & Education Vol. 75, No. 1 (June 2014) pp. 44–52

Teacher educators play an influential role in the chain of improvement needed to address gaps in vocabulary knowledge and performance for some children. If created in careful accordance to design principles, multimedia can serve as a tool to improve ...

Language: English

Using Multimedia Tools to Support Teacher Candidates' Learning

Michael J. Kennedy; Emily Ely; Cathy Newman Thomas; Paige C. Pullen; Jennifer R. Newton; Kristen Ashworth; Mira T. Cole; Shelly P. Lovelace

Teacher Education and Special Education Vol. 35, No. 3 (August 2012) pp. 243–257

Content Acquisition Podcasts (CAPs), created using Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, are a form of instructional technology that can deliver critical course content and be used by teacher educators to conserve limited face-to-face...