2005 TNLI MetLife Fellows
Executive Summaries & Action Research Papers

Rosemary Barilla and Karen Dreyfuss- "Making Meaning through Written Response"
Questions: How do reading journals guide instruction to improve student learning?
How do readers with varying abilities respond to literature?
Cynthia Brawner- "How Great is the Correlation between the Fluency Rate of Second Graders and their Ability to Comprehend Text?"
Question: How great is the correlation between a second grade student's fluency rate and the ability to comprehend Text?
Action Research Paper

Janet Caluris- "Using Readers Theater to Show Off Good Reading"
Question: How can I effectively utilize readers theater to improve the fluency and reading comprehension skills of my students?

Elizabeth Goss- "Learning to Be a Good Guy: Teaching for Social Justice in the Primary Classroom"
Question: How do students respond to social justice curriculum in my first/second grade classroom?
Action Research Paper

Raymond Lau- "Teaching to Care: Abolishing Rewards and Punishments in the Inner-City School"
Question: What happens if I abolish all rewards and punishments in my classroom, and instead, focus on teaching my students to pursue knowledge for its instrinsic rewards and to do the right thing for its own sake?
Action Research Paper

Suzanne Martinez- "In Search of Connectivity: How Authentic Learning with Technology Engages Middle School Students"
Question: What happens when students become leaders in a movement to make technology usage more ubiquitous and user-friendly for a school community?
Action Research Paper

Katie Peterson- "First Grade Problem Solvers"
Question: What happens when I teach and practice problem solving skills in my first grade classroom?
Action Research Paper

Margorie Rogasner- "Understanding the American Writing Process"
Question: What are effective methods to explain the American writing process to immigrant families?
Action Research Paper