Search for dissertations about: "reading and writing education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words reading and writing education.

  1. 1. Grammatological Studies : Writing and its Relation to Speech

    Author : John Sören Pettersson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Writing systems; alphabet; decipherment; nonverbal phonetisation; teachers education;

    Abstract : This work addresses the problem of how writing is related to speech and how our notions of language are related to writing principles such as ‘the alphabetic principle’. The target of the study is the concept of ‘phonography’ (sound-writing, sometimes called ‘glottography’). READ MORE

  2. 2. Synthesis writing in upper-secondary education : from a baseline of texts and processes to process-oriented feedback

    Author : Nina Vandermeulen; Netherlands Antwerpen University of Antwerp Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Departement Taalkunde; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : It is important that upper-secondary students develop their synthesis writing proficiency as synthesis writing is a common activity in higher education. Independently of the field of study, all students will write multiple synthesis texts during their academic career. READ MORE

  3. 3. Reading acquisition in pupils with visual impairments in mainstream education

    Author : Kerstin Fellenius; Karin Taube; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pupils; visual impairment; reading acquisition; reading environment; braille display; cerebral visual impairment; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on five empirical studies of pupils with visual impairments, their reading ability and processes of reading acquisition within the framework of mainstream education in comprehensive schools. The aim of the thesis is to increase our understanding and knowledge of reading acquisition in pupils with visual impairments in mainstream education. READ MORE

  4. 4. Learning and Teaching to Read in Kiswahili in Pre-Primary Classes in Tanzania : Teachers' Beliefs and Instructional Practices

    Author : Richard Shukia; Christer Jacobson; Christer Ohlin; Ulf Fredriksson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pre-primary class; teachers’ beliefs; reading; instructional practices; curriculum intentions; Kiswahili; Tanzania; Pedagogics and Educational Sciences; Pedagogik och Utbildningsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Teachers’ beliefs have the potential to influence teachers’ instructional decisions and or even accept, resist or renegotiate the mandated curriculum intentions. Knowledge about these relations in pre-primary education in Tanzania is largely lacking. READ MORE

  5. 5. Measures that matter : Facilitating literacy through targeted instruction and assistive technology

    Author : Thomas Nordström; Idor Svensson; Stefan Gustafson; Rickard Carlsson; Dave Edyburn; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Targeted instruction; intervention; assistive technology; reading difficulties; Riktad undervisningsinsats; intervention; assisterande teknik; lässvårigheter; Psychology; Psykologi; Special Education; Specialpedagogik; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : The acquisition of reading skills is one of the most important academic outcomes, as reading enables the individual to acquire knowledge and to actively take part in society. Despite research and educational progress, not all students develop their reading skills to a level that meet academic or societal demands. READ MORE