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The Fluency Factor: Authentic Instruction and Assessment for Reading Success in the Common Core Classroom
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/facultybooks/106/thumbnail.jpgReading fluency has been identified in the Common Core State Standards as a foundational competency for reading proficiency. This resource provides teachers with approaches to fluency instruction that are effective, engaging, and easy to implement. The authors begin with a comprehensive definition of reading fluency, a discussion of why fluency has fallen out of favor in recent years, and evidence of its importance to literacy instruction. They follow up with authentic approaches to reading fluency that teachers and literacy interventionists can immediately use to improve students’ overall proficiency in reading. A unique feature of the book is the participation sections “What Do You Think?” and “What We Think,” which challenge the reader to engage in issues related to fluency—from concept, to assessment, to instruction—and then compare their views to those of the authors. This important new book updates and adds to Timothy Rasinski’s classic text, The Fluent Reader. Book Features: Vignettes of teachers implementing research-based fluency instruction. Teaching strategies and classroom activities to help struggling readers. Full descriptions of the authors’ original, highly successful approaches to improving fluency. Resources for assessment and instruction of reading fluency. A new concept of reading instruction as an art as well as a science. </ul
2015 Ohio Wine Competition Official Results
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/owc/3/thumbnail.jpgHeld on May 18-19, 2015 at Kent State University Ashtabula and sponsored by the Ohio Grape Industries Committee, the competition received a total 242 entries with 186 receiving medals. Official results include a complete list of awarded wines, both by category and medals. Best of Show Awards Overall Best of Show: 2013 Vinoklet Winery, “Brother Joe” (Cabernet Sauvignon/Chambourcin Blend), Ohio River Valley White Wine: 2014 Ferrante Winery, American Riesling Red Wine (Tie): 2013 Ferrante Winery, Cabernet Franc Signature Series,Grand River Valley and 2013 Valley Vineyards, Syrah, Ohio River Valley Blush/Rosé: Matus Winery, Pink Catawba, American Fruit Wine: Brandeberry Winery, “Black Dog” (Cayuga and Red Raspberry Blend), American Sparkling/Carbonated: The Winery at Versailles, “Stampede” (Concord and Niagara Blend), Ohio Dessert/Fortified Wine: Gervasi Vineyard, “Sognata” Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, American</p
Taking Charge: Looking at Student Leadership in the High School Band Room
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/9885/8782-thumbnail.jpgThis qualitative action research case study examines the experiences of three band students in an American high school. The participants took leadership roles in a large performing ensemble. Their overall experience may be affected by this additional responsibility. To understand more about the role of leadership in the band room the following research questions were investigated: (1) How has student participation in a leadership role influenced his or her view of the band? (2) What are the influences that impact student participation in the band? (3) What are the implications for leadership roles in the band? Three individual students were purposefully selected to participate in this case study. Students were interviewed, and then combined in a focus group and finally observed working with their sections. Individual interviews and the focus group discussion was recorded, transcribed and entered into NVivo. Codes and themes were identified and referenced for common threads and concepts. The goal of this study was to understand and assist the future training of leaders in the band setting.</p
Understanding college females’ intrinsic motives for physical activity: A qualitative comparison between athletes and non-athletes
No full text/sites/default/files/journals/4/articles/159/submission/thumbnail.jpgThe purpose of the current research was to use a qualitative-methodological approach to understand attraction to physical activity in a sample of collegiate females. Attraction to physical activity, or motivation, can be grounded in the self-determination theory (SDT). Based on these results, the secondary purpose was to examine the similarities and differences between collegiate female athletes and non-athletes regarding attraction to physical activity. Participants included eight female athletes and eight female non-athletes. The interviews revealed two overarching themes: attraction and aversion to physical activity, each with subthemes. Understanding motives to engage in physical activity can help program planners create tailored interventions to improve overall exercise adherence. Clinical and collegiate relevance and limitations are discussed as are future research and program implementation suggestions.</p
An Analysis of the Factors and Marketing Techniques Affecting Attendance at NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Games
No full text/sites/default/files/journals/4/articles/160/submission/thumbnail.jpgThe gap in revenue production at most schools between the two “big-time college sports” and women’s basketball is vast. One of the biggest contributors to revenue for most sports is attendance, and while there has been some general research on attendance in college sports, there is little prior work examining women’s basketball specifically. The purpose of this study was to fill the dearth of research and to gather information on the factors that influence attendance at women’s intercollegiate basketball games. Division I marketing directors at 329 schools that sponsored Division I women’s basketball were included in the survey and 18 (35.87%) participated. The discussion section examines the qualitative survey answers in detail and provides recommendations to those involved in in the industry of marketing women’s college basketball.</p
Ohio History 2015
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/10127/OH-v122-thumb.jpgOHIO HISTORY
Contents for Volume 122, 2015
Contested Patriarchy: John Cleves Symmes and the Struggle for Family Control in the Post-revolutionary West
Cathy Rodabaugh ...... 5
Ralph Keeler: A Delightful Arabesque of Invention and Sentiment
Larry Lee Nelson ...... 29
Peace Be with You: Leftist Activism at John Carroll University, 1967–69
Michael Daniel Goodnough ...... 49
Water in the Shaping of Columbus, Ohio, 1812–1912
Mansel G. Blackford ...... 65
Book Reviews ...... 89
On the cover: The Columbus water-treatment plant was one of the most modern in the world, and worked well in all weather. (Columbus Metropolitan Library)</p
The Life of Fred
No full textA short comic illustrating and celebrating the life of Frederick Douglass in an analogous and modern setting. The comic focuses on his enslavement from an early age, his education, his incredible escape, as well as his eventual remarkable success and the influence that had. Also will be discussed; however, is Douglass’ famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in which he detailed his experiences with slavery and the hypocrisy of a day commemorating freedom from tyrants in a nation where a sharply increasing number of people must live their lives as slaves. Connections between the past and the present will be made, uncovering why he made his speech at that time as well as what we can still learn from its wisdom and utilize in the modern day, such as the reasons that it did persuade his white audience and the effects of oppression on an individual.</p
The Development and Dissemination of Witchcraft through Art
No full textArt and religion have an affinity that cannot really be explained. One can exist without the other, but they both would be a little less interesting without each other. If asked to make a general association of the two, the first response of most people is the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo. Philosophical history tells us that religion was the first cradle of art. Much thought is given to how art helped develop certain religious beliefs and reinforce others. In Medieval Europe, the notions of religious heresy and its connection to witchcraft were without a doubt helped along by the miniature pictures that were drawn by hand in the margins of handwritten religious manuscripts by men called Illuminators. At the time, religious writings were handwritten manuscripts. These manuscripts were very large, bulky and not available to the generally illiterate population. When the printing press became widely used, the print shops of the Holy Roman Empire, in what is now southern Germany, became the place where people congregated. These people were theologians, magistrates, artists, the artists’ patrons, and generally those who were educated. This is where the iconography of witchcraft was developed. The broomstick for flying, the cauldron for brewing potions, and kissing toads to cast spells were images that were created and spread throughout Europe, and are still in the minds of many today when asked to describe the activities of a witch.</p
Ending the Silence: Communicating about Mental Health
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/starkstudentconference/2015/Program/4/thumbnail.jpgMental health is usually an avoided topic when conversing with others. Despite countless numbers of research studies that show mental illnesses are common and justifiable, there is still a stigma that looms while many remain silent. The purpose of this presentation is to educate the public about mental health awareness along with what people can do to eliminate stigma and communicate about mental illnesses in a better way. Main points of this presentation will discuss stigma, how someone can communicate they have a mental illness, and how those who know someone with a mental illness can communicate with them. Finding methods to fight stigma and communicate more effectively will help the issue of mental health in America move forward. Nothing is going to change overnight, but small steps can slowly start to change the way people look at mental health as well as help people realize how important it is.</p
Feeding Abilities of Butterflies with Split Mouthparts
No full textButterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) use specialized mouthparts (proboscis) that consist of two C-shaped galeae that join to act as a conduit for channeling and transporting fluids from pools and wetted surfaces to the gut. Most previous reports assume (via gross morphology) that the proboscis relies on the sucking pump to induce fluid rise, however, recent studies have provided evidence that the proboscis also incorporates capillarity and wettability dynamics for fluid rise. The purpose of this study was to determine if action of the sucking pump is necessary for fluid rise and subsequent feeding. Four treatments of Lepidoptera had proboscises split at different lengths and were submerged (distal region) in a pool of fluid (20% sucrose/ food coloring solution), followed by dissection of the gut to verify feeding. Our results indicated that butterflies with split proboscises retained the ability to feed; however, the amount of fluid decreased with increasing proboscis separation.</p