Supporting Multilingual Learners
July 10, 2024
With a fellowship from the International Literacy Association (ILA), University of Delaware doctoral student Jon Kittle is working on new research that will support reading specialists as they teach multilingual learners, students whose first language is not English. In Delaware, just over 11% of all K-12 students are multilingual learners, …
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In the News: Martha Buell
July 7, 2024
In a recent feature in Bored Panda, Martha Buell, professor and chair of the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, shared insight on the topic of child care and the role family members play. Bored Panda turned to Buell about a Redditor’s refusal …
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In the News: Kenneth Shores
July 3, 2024
Kenneth A. Shores, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s School of Education, spoke with Spotlight Delaware about a new initiative to reduce cell phone distractions in Delaware schools by providing phone pouches. Delaware’s George Read Middle School has used phone pouches since the 2022-23 academic year, …
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Answering the Call for Social Workers
July 2, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic upended everyday life as families within Delaware and across the nation grappled with school closures, struggled with rising rates of unemployment, and navigated new physical and mental health challenges. While the most acute challenges of the pandemic are now behind us, many communities are still contending with …
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In the News: Dominique Baker
June 30, 2024
Dominique Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development and the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Policy and Administration, shared insight on the troubling impact of for-profit colleges in a feature on Yahoo! News. She highlighted the stark contrast in how these institutions use tuition revenue …
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Research Spotlight: Henry May and Sharon Walpole
June 28, 2024
In 2016, Delaware’s Seaford School District adopted the aptly titled Bookworms curriculum, an open access literacy program for students in kindergarten through grade 5 developed by University of Delaware Professor Sharon Walpole. Students’ love of reading grew rapidly, as well as their literacy achievement: the percentage of students achieving proficient …
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Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
June 26, 2024
In a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, University of Delaware assistant professor Eric Layland and his co-authors investigated how discriminatory laws and policies affected the developmental milestones of more than 100,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and adults across 28 European countries. Layland and …
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In the News: Roderick L. Carey
June 25, 2024
A recent segment of PBS News Hour highlighted a concerning trend in higher education: men now make up only 42% of undergraduate students, with an especially alarming gap for young men of color. The number of Black men enrolled in college has dropped by 50,000 since pre-pandemic levels. Roderick L. …
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The Power of Peer Tutoring
June 24, 2024
One of the greatest challenges teachers face is being the only instructor in the classroom. A single teacher is often responsible for facilitating a lesson, monitoring students’ progress, providing additional support to those who need it and ensuring a positive classroom environment. To support teachers in the classroom and foster …
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In the News: Annastasia Purinton
June 19, 2024
The Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have partnered to enhance literacy and ensure equitable learning opportunities statewide. This collaboration aims to analyze K-3 literacy outcomes and administrative data on children, teachers and schools. Leading the project is Annastasia Purinton, …
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Depictions of Fatherhood
June 14, 2024
When children read picture books, they are often greeted with depictions of family and life lessons their young minds soak up. What happens then, when those depictions don’t offer a thoughtful image of gender or family as they have changed over the years? That is one of the questions University …
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Empowering Black Secondary Mathematics Educators
June 12, 2024
Professional learning communities are crucial spaces for teachers within a school, district or content area to share pedagogical ideas, address professional challenges, engage in critical inquiry and grow as educators. However, many Black teachers struggle to find learning communities that also speak to their unique identities and experiences as Black …
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