More - demanding
grading standards at some institutions, for example, could
lead to lower
overall grades among those schools» students, irrespective of the students» general college preparedness.
Duke points to research by Goodwin and Ahn (2013) that argues that instruction in morphemes
leads to improvements in word decoding, spelling, and vocabulary; and because word decoding and vocabulary contribute to reading comprehension, there is evidence that morphology instruction
leads to improvement in reading comprehension and
overall reading achievement (Goodwin & Ahn, 2010; Goodwin, Lipsky, & Ahn, 2012), even in the elementary
grades (Rasinski, Padak, Newton, & Newton, 2013), and even for children who struggle in learning to read (Goodwin & Ahn, 2010; Nagy, Carlisle, & Goodwin, 2013).
Overall, TLI has encouraged and supported my growth as a teacher leader in three areas: I am now the Professional Learning Community (PLC) Leader for sixth -
grade math; I have
led math PLC meetings for
grades 6, 7, and 8; and I am a mentor for Year Two TLI participants in my state.
She has
led LAMB to continuous growth in proficiency in third
grade reading with an average of 8 % increase in student achievement in mathematics, an
overall in - seat attendance rate of 94 %, 1 % out - of - school suspension rate for violence and 0 % expulsion rate.»