Copyright (c) 2009 Liberty University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe Recent documents in Christian Perspectives in Education en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:16:25 PDT 3600 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/6 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/6 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:25 PDT Rooted in Biblical principles, this discussion of eight values associated with ethical leadership will provide educators and administrators with "food for thought" as they adopt their own personal code of ethics or guiding principles on which to base their leadership style. Mary P. Sullivan Educational Leadership http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/5 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/5 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:22 PDT Abstract Rx for Discovery Reading® is an intervention developed by the National Institute for Learning Development to impact the reading abilities of students below grade level in reading. For this study, the areas of phonological processing, decoding, and fluency were investigated using pre- and post-test scores from the KTEA-II, GORT, and DIBELS. The problem studied was whether Rx for Discovery Reading® would raise the mean standard scores in these three areas. Using a small-group format, twenty-nine students were involved in the intervention for fifty forty-five minute sessions over one school year. Eight NILD educational therapists in a variety of geographical areas implemented the intervention. At the conclusion of the field test, the data were examined, discovering that the students had significantly higher post-test standard scores compared to the pre-test standard scores. These results demonstrate that this intervention may contribute greatly in enabling students become more proficient readers, overcoming a reading deficit. Susan Kay Stanley Reading http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/4 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/4 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:20 PDT The student body in today's general educational classrooms continues to increase in diversity, with many of the students being English language learners. This growth in the number of non-English speaking students brings challenges to educators. Students' test scores are the measurement of success for educators, resulting in a decrease of caring about students as individuals. This article addresses the importance and responsibility for Christian educators to reach out to non-English speaking students. Dawn M. Monzon English Language Learners in the General Educational Classroom http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/3 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/3 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:17 PDT Based on teaching experience the author proposes an approach to teaching New Testament Greek which has resulted in greater use of the langauge and less fear of its study. Charles King http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/2 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/2 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:13 PDT In education today there is a move away from top-down leadership toward a more inclusive, shared or participative leadership model. This model includes shared decision-making, which has the potential to empower and radically change any organization willing to take the risk of implementing this type of leadership. This article combines another important aspect of leadership to the concept of shared decision-making: servant leadership. With a servant-leader at the helm and shared decision-making in place, a school has the potential to grow in sync with the needs and desires of its stakeholders. David G. Barber shared decision-making http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/1 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss2/1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:53:10 PDT Response to Intervention is utilized to provide parents, teachers, and specialists with the data needed to implement and measure the effectiveness of evidence-based instructional and behavioral strategies matched to student needs. English Language Learners are in particular need of research-based instruction paired with progress monitoring as they seek to meet state standards in a new language. Parents, students, and school personnel all benefit from seeing Christ-like consideration for foreigners modeled through Response to Intervention. Lynn R. Bailey English Language Learners, Early Intervention, Special Education, General Education http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/4 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/4 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:08:15 PST This article supports the need for Christian education in the sustainment of democracy and discusses the opportunity for Christian values to be implicitly imbedded into classroom through the creation of a democratic forum. This nation was founded on Christian principles. While the basis of today's public education setting includes a basic understanding of the core skills (reading, writing and basic arithmetic), these skills alone are not enough for a student to achieve success. A student must also learn, through the education and spiritual process, courage, confidence and life skills in order to survive in today's society. Furthermore, the ability to apply the core skills is necessary in order for an individual to fully achieve his or her potential. Through education and spirituality, an individual undergoes a transformation, gaining an understanding and appreciation of the world. Brook N. MacMillan http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/3 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:08:14 PST This somewhat provocative article is not a treatise on theological doctrine and interfaith dialogue, but addresses how adherents of various faith traditions practice their faith in ways that can enhance their witness in the world and from which Protestants should learn. The author calls these faith-building religious practices sacraments. He proposes that Protestant educators - whether in faith-based or in public schools which teach religion classes in their curriculum - would be wise to adapt the most effective means of nurturing faith in subscribers to other religious traditions; these means should be incorporated as a supplement to those practices most-commonly attempted in our instruction in religion or in other educational ministries. Examinations of three other-than-Protestant faith traditions - Mormon, Judaism, and Islam - are considered, and a case is made for a particular educational aspect of each to be rebaptized into the educational ministries of schools and/or churches. Mark A. Lamport teaching religion in schools and church http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/2 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/2 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:08:13 PST The philosophies of educators and government entities guide the teaching and learning cycle of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The educator's worldview plays an important part in developing these concepts which is demonstrated throughout history. Studying the history of the educational philosophers reveals their beliefs about curriculum, instruction, and assessments and the effects on education today. It shows the importance of integrating all three concepts in the educational process creating the teaching and learning cycle. Donna L. Jones Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, Educational Philosophies http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/1 http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol2/iss1/1 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:08:12 PST Educators and the general American public continue to favor character education programs in public schools, but many are unsure how best to teach values. Currently, and in the past, literature-based approaches to character education have received advocacy because of the values stories contain and because of the nature of story itself. Story is universal and uniquely character-molding and is a time-honored method to fostering understanding. This fact can be gleamed in religious and secular traditions alike, having been used and advocated by as wide array of individuals as Jesus Christ and N. Scott Momaday. Numerous bases--spiritual, historical, psychological, and philosophical--exist for using story. Stories are powerful, emotionally provocative, and effective not only in exploring the meaning of various values, but also in providing particular benefits, such as organizing ideas or enhancing awareness. For these reasons, literature-based approaches to character education can become the ideal foundation for imparting an understanding of universally esteemed values and building character traits. Anna L. Cates