This collection features graduate projects produced by graduate students at Central Washington University.
Graduate Projects from 2000
Meeting the Academic and Social Needs of Diverse Mainstreamed Students (K-4): A Series of Workshops for Mainstream Teachers, Carren Renee Tallman
A Central Washington University Recruitment Plan for Students from the Yakima Valley, Marilyn A. Thompson
Special Education Discipline: A Procedural Manual, Barbara Townsend
A Living Skills Curriculum for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Patricia Merz Ubelaker
Honors Program for the 7th Grade Language Arts / Social Studies Block Classroom, Rachel Lewis Ulmer
Multicultural literature across the curriculum, Sharon L. Ward
A resource book for K-2 teachers using children's literature in order to teach word identification by analogy, Natalie N. Wermus
Activities and Strategies for Parents and Teachers to Promote Fluent Reading Acquisition in Emergenct Readers Through the Use of an Internet Web Page and Printed Materials, Carolyn Sue White
Going Beyong the Third Grade Science Kit: An Integrated Thematic Approach, Michele D. Wiederspohn
Designing A United States History Curriculum: A Thematic Approach, David Paul Willecke
Incorporating Holistic Activities into a First Grade Phonics-Based Basal Reading Program, Kristine Marie Williams
Graduate Projects from 1999
Touch Phonics to Improve Reading Fluency among Fourth Grade Students, Christina M. Alaniz
An Integrated Curriculum for Music and Social Studies, Carol Jane Alldredge
Master Scheduling at Entiat High School: An Ethnography of Process and Practice, Evelyn M. Barnes
Alignment of the Challenger Center Curriculum with the Washington State Essential Learning Requirements and the Use of Multiple Intelligences, Shaila Donel Brookover
Juegos de Educatión: Collection of Student-Centered Spanish Language Activities in a Web Based Format, Geoff W. Bullis and Jenny R. Smith
A Technologically Based Model Program Including Reading Writing and Communication Skills for Rural Minority Students in the Lower Yakima Valley in the State of Washington, Jennifer Anno Butler
An Art Teacher's Personal and Prictical Knowledge of the Classroom: An Ethnographic Study, Tarne M. Carver
Status of Students Exiting Special Education Programs from the Ellensburg School District, Robin Christman
An Integrated Emergent Literacy Curriculum for Primary Students, Katrina M. Clark
The Holocaust: A Text Set to Extend Beyond the World History Text, Stacie Lynn Deason
An Application of the Essential Academic Learning Requirements and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences on Middle School Social Studies, Pamela B. De Persio
The Development and Design of a Peer Coaching Model Program for High School Teachers and Administrators, Kenneth John DeVries
A Handbook for Students with Dyslexia Learning to Understand it and Learning How to Help Themselves, Vikki L. Dolman
An Analysis of Teaching Reading by Ability Grouping at Columbia Elementary School Wenatchee, Washington 1995–1998, Roy K. Draggoo
A Recipe for Successful Inclusion, Holly Kay Dunham-Wheeler
VERBODEN: THE PRIVATE LETTERS OF ED EDSON: An American Pioneer in a Dutch Community 1880-1944, Mollie Edson
Review of the 1998/1999 Wenatchee Masters with Certification Teacher Preparation Program, William Patrick Fillman and John Morton Tuttle
Social Skills Curriculum for Middle School Students at Risk, Eric Franz
Promoting Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Mild Disabilities, Loretta Lynn Franz
Developing a Standards Based Report Card Designed for K-5 Students in Riverview School Districts #407, Marlene Fuson
A Model Reading and Writing Curriculum for Low-Achieving Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Students, Jeri Goebel
A Model School within a School Program for Chelan Middle School, Joseph B. Harris
An Adaptive Curriculum Students with Special Needs, John E. Janke
An Educational Dilemma: To Touch or not to Touch, Ronald G. Jeffries
A Literature Review of Parental Involvement in Public Schools from 1994-1999, Barbara Gohl Keene
A Guide to Early Reading With Parent Involvement, Sandra Elaine Kerr
A Model Procedure for Monitoring Student on the Internet at Cashmere High School, Trevor Kert
An Alternative Residential Education Program: An Evaluative Study, Marc A. Kincaid
A writer's workshop approach to teaching writing/Rebecca A. Krona., Rebecca A. Krona
Promoting Phonological Awareness in Young Children through At-Home Activities: A Video Curriculum, Kathleen A. Kwak
Collaborative Strategies for Teachers and Parents in Achieving Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading and Language, Theresa Laffey
Children and Writing: A Handbook of Effective Writing Practices for a First Grade Classroom, Julie M. Lang
Teacher Tricks A.K.A. Parent Tools: Workshops to Promote Healthy Family Literacy, Timothy A. Martin
A Parent Education Program for Spanish Speaking Parents of Children in Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Students, Shannon McCarty
A handbook for reading and improving reading comprehension, Ryann D. Mills
Readiness: Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?, Cynthia L. Nott
A Model, Secondary Level, Mathematics Curriculum Developed in Alignment with Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements, Easton School District, Seyed Victor Nourani
A Guide of Motivational Activities and Supplementary Materials for Use with Selected Reading Texts Appropriate for Use with Middle and High School Male Students with Learning Disabilities, Dianne Harmon Owens
Using Bicycles As A Theme For A Cross-Curricular Literacy Program In A Secondary Alternative Setting, Synthia Parish-Duehn
Instructional Strategies Designed to Motivate Reluctant Primary Readers, Kimberly Dawn Perkins
A Multimedia Resource Manual to Facilitate English Language Instruction for Elementary Youth in Taiwan, Mei-Wen Su
Wolves and Bears: An Interdisciplinary Activity Guide for Grades 3-5, Susan L. Thomas
Elements of a Successful Transitional Bilingual Program, Phillip J. Vasquez
An Analysis of Employment Perceptions Of Secondary Level School Administrators Holding Joint Positions as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, C. Russell Waterman III
Seeing History through Literature: An Interdisciplinary Unit on World War II, William White
A Survey Instrument to Collect Student Perceptions of Drama Class Benefits, Claudia Wiggins
A School-to-Work Transition Manual for Secondary Administrators, Ronald Dean Woodruff
A Survival Skills Handbook for Columbia Basin Alternative High School Students, James L. Yonko
Graduate Projects from 1998
Develop a District-Wide Discipline Policiy for Exceptional Misconduct, Natalie Cherie Ballew-Briody
Methow Valley as a Classroom: Post-experience Survey aand Senior Fair, Brett A. Bartlett
The Design and Development of a Student-Parent Handbook and a Parent-Family and Community Volunteer Handbook for an Elementary School, Richard Kevin Bates
An HIV/AIDS Facts Video and Supplemental Quiz, Jeanette Earline Gambriel Bergen
An administrative guide for developing an integrated multimedia program in Agriculutral Education/by Richard E. Boerner., Richard E. Boerner
A Model Inclusion Program for Primary Level Students, Greg S. Brown
A Model, Secondary-Level, Curriculum for a Teaching Academy Program for High School Juniors and Seniors, Michelle M. Bryant
Community Awareness of Adolescent Depression for Wenatchee Public Schools Wenatchee, Washington, Mary Carlsen and Steve Donaldson
A Resource Manual for Elementary School Administrators; Focusing on Programs and Activities for Parent and Community Involvement in Elementary Schools, Robert M. Chase
A Comparative Study of 1-12 Public School Systems of the United States and People's Republic of China, Sean Xiong Chi
A Computer Based Reading Program for Elementary Students, Wendy L. Clark
A Model Student Personalized Education Plan into a Portfolio through the Use of Career Pathways in South Kitsap High School, Charla R. Cole
An Evaluation of the Wenatchee High School Connections Program, Norlinda Connolly and Michael Lee Mills
An Administrator's Guide for Involving Parents in the Education of Students Enrolled in the Yakima Valley Community College Upward Bound Project, Marcus S. Coomer
A Model Developmental Child-Sensitive Curriculum For Japanese Preschool Aged Children, Patricia J. Gee
Do Teachers in Portable Classrooms Feel Connected?, Kenneth R. Gorman
Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten: A Description of Area Preschools for West Valley Kindergarten Teachers, Susan Graham
Shrinking the World: A Supplementary High School Computer Curriculum, Trevor L. T. Greene
Shrinking the world: a supplemenary high school computer curriculum, Trevor L.T. Greene
A Process Model for Conducting a High School Self-Study at Auburn Riverside High School, Auburn, Washington, David L. Halford
A Process Model to Aid in the Development of Integrated Thematic Curriculum Units, Jennifer Lynn Hamilton
An Intergenerational Literacy Project for Migrant Families, Sandra E. Harmening and Amy C. Kiesz
Parent Perceptions of the Value of the Juanita Apartment School Program, Stanley B. Hughes
Accelerated Reader Program: An Implementation Guide for Teachers, Heather A. Hull-Stewart
Mentoring the New Teacher, Lynda Jeanne Huson and Neil Thomas Zobel
Using Bibliotherapy with Selected Developmental Concerns of Middle School Youth, Dianne Keeling
A Resource Guide for Teacher Use to Address Issues of Disproportionality in Grades K-5 in Urban School Districts, Kelie R. Kegley
Direction of the Musical: Little Shop of Horrors, Jon Kerr
An Interdisciplinary Research Project for the Middle School Study Skills Curriculum, Colleen M. Kinney
A Literature Approach Program for a Sixth Grade Classroom, Leigh Ann Koenig
The Internet for Professional Communication: A Workshop Curriculum for Secondary Teachers, Ian James Loverro
Inservice Lessons on Effective Sheltering Techniques for Mainstream Teachers, Lani H. Lynch
A Model Leadership Training Program for Small Business Entrepreneurs in Taiwan, Chi-Mei Mai
Multi-Culture Unit on Native Americans, Calvin E. Marschall
Intergration of an environmental education curriculum and the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements/by Kathleen Martin-Sheehan and, Kathleen Martin-Sheehan
A Poetry Curriculum for Primary Teachers, Janice M. Matheny
Enhancing Student Learning through Brain-Based Learning Techniques: A Handbook for Educators, Cynthia Gail McFarland
A Resource Manual to Help Parents Work Effectively with At-Risk 5th Grade Students, Jeffrey S. Murrell