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Time, Money, or Knowledge: What Factors Are Associated with Implementing Youth Cooking Programs?
Author: Berg, Alison C.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Youth Programs,Extension Education,Cooking Instruction,Nutrition,Obesity,Health Promotion,Extension Agents,Curriculum,Teaching Experience,Training,Self Efficacy,Individual Characteristics,Resources,Barriers

Research suggests participating in youth hands-on cooking programs, like those offered by Extension and 4-H, can improve nutrition behaviors and reduce the risk for obesity. We surveyed Georgia Extension professionals (n = 127) to explore factors (e.g., employee characteristics, resources, county demographics) related to offering youth hands-on cooking programs and curricula used. Over 2/3 of participants offer programs and reported creating their own curriculum. More years of experience, having received Extension Specialist training, and increased confidence were positively related to offering these programs. Results suggest training could increase confidence and program implementation and standard curricula may be needed/
Skill up Tennessee: Job Training That Works
Author: Sneed, Christopher T.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Job Training,Labor Force Development,Federal Programs,Data,Program Effectiveness,State Programs,Program Implementation

Employment and training services offered through Extension are part of and continue a long tradition of policy-focused employment and job training. This paper chronicles the successes of UT Extension's work as a third-party partner in the delivery of workforce development programming geared toward individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The paper begins with an overview of the federal program and a discussion of how Tennessee forged a state-level partnership for the delivery of workforce services. Data showing program success including number of participants served, supportive services offered, and economic impact are highlighted. Finally, lessons learned are outlined.
Educational Needs of North Carolina Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners and Barriers to Meeting These Needs
Author: Bardon, Robert E.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Needs,Forestry,Forestry Occupations,Land Settlement,Barriers,Extension Education,Classification,Preferences,Needs Assessment,Delivery Systems,Program Design

Forest landowners are an important target audience for many state Extension programs. Acknowledging the differences and associations between landownership values, characteristics, and educational preferences of forest landowners should lead to improvement of educational programs and ensuring that educational needs are being met. Through an internet-based survey of forest landowners four distinct landowner typologies were identified based on respondents' reason for owning forestland. Results also identified the educational needs and barriers to meeting these needs for the landowners. Creating typologies based on attitudinal responses will allow for a more focused approach to developing educational products and services to meet landowner needs.
Live Well, Eat Well, Be Active with Diabetes Curriculum Improves Type 2 Diabetes Management
Author: Amaya, Lauren
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Diabetes,Life Style,Health Promotion,Eating Habits,Physical Activity Level,Exercise,Extension Education,Program Effectiveness,Self Management,Physical Health,Dietetics

Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease with several modifiable lifestyle factors. The Extension 'Live well, Eat well, be Active with Diabetes' curriculum provides four 90-minute sessions teaching individuals to live well, eat well, and be active with diabetes. Fourteen Extension educators implemented and evaluated the curriculum with 107 participants. Participants reported the program helped them feel better able to take care of their health. We observed significant differences in participants' retrospective pre and post 'Live well,' 'Eat well' and 'be Active' total scores. Extension has a unique opportunity to educate individuals so they may better manage their diabetes.
Maximizing the First-Year Planning Period for Scholarly Publications: Implications for Prospective CYFAR Grant Recipients
Author: Eng, Sothy
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Extension Education,Youth Programs,At Risk Persons,Grants,Curriculum Development,Program Evaluation,Scholarship,Periodicals

One of CYFAR's unique features is the built-in planning year for all grant recipients. We present our evaluation team's approach during year 1 to establish a foundation and plan for scholarly publications during funding years 2-5. The systematic literature review provided the team with a better understanding of the culture and context of the project's target population. Collaboration between PI/Co-PI and Evaluator served as a powerful tool to achieving this goal. Not only does this model benefit future CYFAR grant recipients' and Extension professionals' curriculum development and program evaluation, it can also inform recruitment efforts and community partnership development.
Pursuing Antiracist Public Policy Education: An Example Connecting the Racist History of Housing Policy to Contemporary Inequity
Author: Carpenter, Craig W.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Racism,Social Justice,Extension Education,Housing,Public Policy,Public Housing,Racial Segregation,Neighborhood Integration

We review the antiracism concept and contextualize it in Extension public policy education and the Extension system itself. Despite public policy education having a long history in Extension on a wide variety of issues, missing from this programming is the pursuit of antiracism. As a programmatic example, we review some historical causes of present-day housing inequities and an associated example approach for pursuing antiracism in housing policy education. Finally, we conclude by noting additional opportunities to pursue antiracism in Extension public policy education. In doing so, we emphasize that public policy education cannot be &quot;nonracist&quot; if it is not antiracist.
Response to Continuing 4-H Youth Development in SC during a Pandemic: The SC 4-H@Home Program
Author: West, Alana W.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Youth Programs,Extension Education,Program Effectiveness,Access to Education,Extracurricular Activities,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Children,Adolescents

State mandates imposed by governors during COVID-19 affected extracurricular activities for children and youth. To continue providing 4-H programming during quarantine, Clemson Extension 4-H Youth Development Agents created the SC 4-H@Home program. Daily activities were developed that could be completed at-home using common household items and were delivered via email to registered participants. A survey was conducted at the conclusion of the program that included open- and closed-ended questions to gauge the effectiveness of the program. Results indicate that, overall, the SC 4-H@Home program was beneficial to youth and contributed to their education during the COVID-19 crisis.
Helping Your Child Become a Writer: Simple Strategies for the Whole Family
Author: Hochman, Judith C.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Skills,Writing Instruction,Thinking Skills,Communication Skills,Parent Role,Elementary Secondary Education,Sentences,Learning Activities,Writing (Composition),Paragraph Composition

Writing can improve children's speaking, boost their reading comprehension, build their knowledge, and elevate their thinking. However a reason it may be hard to learn is that without explicit writing instruction, children often write the way they speak. From elementary through high school, many children answer questions with little elaboration. Others tend to ramble on, giving unnecessary information in a disorganized fashion. It is not unusual to see the same tendencies in their writing. This article shares some strategies a child can use to become a clear thinker and coherent communicator.
Supporting Students Who Use African American English: How Families Can Become Strong Advocates for Their Children
Author: Hudley, Anne H. Charity
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Black Dialects,Family School Relationship,Advocacy,African American Students,Reading Skills,Literacy Education,Speech Therapy,Individualized Education Programs,Academically Gifted

Through teaching and research, the authors have seen the magnificent ways that Black people use language to connect people, families, and communities across the Black diaspora. When students come to school using African American English, they know that many of their relatives, friends, and neighbors speak like them. They may also know that many of their educators do not use this variety of English. The message that African American students may internalize is that educators expect them to learn a new way of communicating--and that it may be at odds with their home language and culture. Parents and caregivers may need to advocate for their children by connecting with key educators and community members--including guidance counselors, learning specialists, administrators, teachers, and doctors. Through advocacy, students' needs can be met by working together to ensure that support and resources are fully available for all Black students. This article focuses on four key educational situations where advocacy may be particularly important: (1) building reading and literacy skills; (2) accessing speech, language, and hearing services; (3) developing individualized education plans; and (4) identifying support for gifted and talented students.
10 Tips for Taking Your Child to the Library
Author: O'Brien, Maria G.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Libraries,Books,Young Children,Reading Material Selection,Recreational Reading,Librarians

Give a child a book and watch them blossom in more ways than you could possibly imagine! Nothing can replace the feel of a book and the turning of pages in anticipation of a story unfolding picture by picture, chapter by chapter. Books open doors to learning and to the world around us. Where do we go to find these awesome books? The library, of course. The 10 tips in this article are a combination of common and creative approaches to library visits with a young child in mind.
Empowering Families: Supporting African American Children&apos;s Reading Development
Author: Washington, Julie A.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,Children,Parent Participation,Language Usage,Parent Teacher Cooperation,Reading Skills,Skill Development,Parent Child Relationship

Reading is arguably the most important skill that children learn in school--and yet many children struggle to become strong readers. This is especially true of African American children. Children growing up in low-income, under-resourced neighborhoods often struggle with reading. But even among Black children in wealthier neighborhoods, learning to read can be a challenge. Recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that fewer than 20 percent of African American fourth-graders are strong readers and more than 50 percent are struggling with reading. The questions the authors address in this article are: (1) What's most important for African American children to become strong readers?; and (2) What can parents do to help their child?
Civil Dialogue: How to Prepare for and Participate in Text-Based Discussions in High School and College
Author: Schmoker, Mike
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dialogs (Language),High School Students,College Students,Academic Achievement,Classroom Communication,Peer Relationship,Democracy,Teaching Methods,Reading Materials

Participating in fair-minded, text-based classroom dialogue has immense benefits. It contributes not only to learning and academic success but also to the ability to effectively participate in democracy. This article presents how to prepare for and participate in discussions that will powerfully equip students to listen carefully, learn from their peers, and express themself with skill and sensitivity.
Real Solutions for Kids and Communities: Addressing Loneliness, Learning Loss, and Literacy
Author: Weingarten, Randi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Education,Public Schools,Student Needs,Reading Skills,Experiential Learning,Vocational Education,Mental Health,Well Being,Social Media,Community Schools,Family School Relationship,Educational Quality,Educational Needs,School Personnel,Educational Resources

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched a yearlong campaign, Real Solutions for Kids and Communities, that rejects the toxic attacks against public education in favor of working to strengthen public schools, making real solutions for kids a national priority. This article lays out five essential solutions for meeting kids' needs: (1) unlocking the power and possibility that come from being a confident reader; (2) ensuring that all children have opportunities to learn by doing--engaging in experiential learning, including career and technical education; (3) caring for young people's mental health and well-being, including by demanding that social media companies protect, not prey on, children; (4) catalyzing a vast expansion of community schools that meaningfully partner with families; and (5) fighting for the teaching and support staff, and the resources, students need to thrive.
A Case Study of Developing a Blended Reading Program Using Process Drama for Korean EFL Secondary Students
Author: Lim, Hye-Young
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Reading Programs,Reading Motivation,Reading Comprehension,Language Fluency,21st Century Skills,Program Development,Blended Learning,Middle School Students,Student Attitudes,Drama,Language Skills

This paper presents a case study of developing a blended reading program for Korean EFL middle school students using a process drama methodology to generate intrinsic motivation to read, improve reading comprehension and language fluency, and foster twenty-first-century skills such as creativity, communication, and cooperation. For the development of the reading program, a needs analysis was conducted using student questionnaires and diagnostic tests. From results of the needs analysis, sample lessons were designed based on the process drama methodology following its planning principles and strategies. Based on feedback from teachers and students after piloting the sample lessons, the blended reading program was finalized. The proposed blended reading program is expected to help Korean EFL middle school students build a positive attitude toward reading English books and develop reading comprehension, language fluency, and 21st-century core competencies. It will also encourage English teachers to use innovative teaching methods in English education.
Changing Patterns of Interactive Metadiscourse in &quot;English Teaching&quot; Articles
Author: Lee, Sinae
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Writing Research,Language Patterns,Discourse Analysis,English (Second Language),Diachronic Linguistics,Applied Linguistics,Persuasive Discourse,Writing Instruction,Periodicals,Trend Analysis,Computational Linguistics,English for Academic Purposes,Authors,Journal Articles,Korean,Native Language,Foreign Countries,Language Usage

While metadiscourse use has been well-attended in second language (L2) writing research, relatively less effort has been made in documenting changing patterns of metadiscourse use among L2 writers. The present study addressed this gap by probing a diachronic change of interactive metadiscourse in research articles published in &quot;English Teaching&quot; across a span of 40 years. Using the corpus of 931 articles written by Korean L2 writers, we examined whether, and to what extent, interactive metadiscourse use in academic writing had changed over time. Our findings revealed an overall increase in the frequency of interactive resources mainly driven by a significant increase of evidentials. The observed pattern of change in interactives suggests that academic discourse within the applied linguistics community in Korea is becoming more persuasive and reader-oriented over time, consistent with Hyland and Jiang (2018) who reported a dramatic rise in interactive metadiscourse in the global discourse community of applied linguistics.
Family Engagement and Family Literacy: A Duo for a Strong School Foundation
Author: Palacios, Rebecca A.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Family Involvement,Family Literacy,Parent Child Relationship,Learner Engagement,Language Acquisition,Oral Language,Phonological Awareness,Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence,Vocabulary Development,Language Fluency,Comprehension,Teaching Methods

Family engagement and family literacy are two of the most important or components for building a strong foundation for children's academic success. Family engagement is about spending quality time with children every day by talking, playing, and asking questions, which builds bonds and promotes language development. Family literacy supports children's literacy development by providing a print-rich environment, reading aloud, and using print to spark conversations. This article describes six key skills to help children from birth through elementary school become confident readers: (1) oral language; (2) vocabulary; (3) phonological awareness; (4) sound-letter relationships; (5) fluency; and (6) comprehension. Examples of ways to develop these skills are provided.
Assessing the Impact of Brilliant.org on Enhancing Mathematics Academic Performance among High School Students in Colombia: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Author: de la Puente, Mario
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Mathematics Achievement,Comparative Analysis,Online Courses,Learning Management Systems,Achievement Gains,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Attitudes,Correlation,Foreign Countries,High School Students,Student Characteristics,Algebra,Advanced Courses

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the online learning platform Brilliant.org in improving the academic performance of 60 tenth-grade students from four public schools in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. A quasi-experimental design with two groups will be used: an experimental group that will use Brilliant.org platform to learn linear algebra and matrix operations, and a control group that will learn through video explanations and other resources not related to Brilliant.org. The academic performance of the students will be measured before and after using the platform, and qualitative data will be collected through focus groups with each student group at the end of the research. Advanced statistical analysis based on numerical responses will be used, including a t-test to compare mean differences between the two groups, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare mean differences between more than two groups, and a regression analysis to determine the relationship between variables. The results may demonstrate a significant improvement in the academic performance of students who use the platform compared to the control group. This study can contribute to current knowledge about the effectiveness of online learning platforms in the academic performance of secondary school students in Colombia.
Is My Child on Track for Learning to Read? What to Look for in Preschool through Kindergarten
Author: Phillips, Beth M.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Children,Kindergarten,Literacy,Learning Readiness,Parent Child Relationship,Physical Development,Child Development,Language Acquisition,Help Seeking,Intervention,Emergent Literacy

Young children's development takes place across multiple strands to support readiness for literacy and other academic learning. These strands include: (1) physical development; (2) social engagement; and (3) language development. This article describes some common things that can be looked for within each of these strands when children are three to five years old so parents can seek professional guidance and support if there are concerns about their child's development.
Division Problems with Remainder: A Study on Strategies and Interpretations with Fourth Grade Mexican Students
Author: Pacheco-Muñoz, Ever
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Mexicans,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Division,Arithmetic,Word Problems (Mathematics)

The present research focuses on analyzing how fourth-grade elementary school students (ages 9 to 10) solve and interpret the result of non-routine problems, precisely division measurement and division-partition with remainder. The methodology is qualitative, with a descriptive and interpretative approach. The information was collected using a questionnaire consisting of three problems (two of quotitive division and one of partitive division) and a clinical interview. The results showed the importance of using the division, multiplication, and addition algorithms to give a realistic answer to the problems. In the same way, it was possible to demonstrate the graphic strategy combined with counting to give a realistic answer to the problem. However, students were found to use division correctly but without an interpretation of the remainder or quotient. Likewise, they struggled to choose the correct procedure to solve the problem. These data suggest including realistic problems in mathematics classrooms to make sense of mathematical concepts in real life or the student's context. Likewise, this study provides implications on the mathematical problems that the teacher proposes in the classroom, where not only the division algorithm should be taught mechanically, nor focus on posing routine problems that lead the student to use a single heuristic resolution strategy. Essentially, the teacher is required to include real-world problems, where the student can awaken creativity to represent in different ways the understanding of a problem and, therefore, different strategies to solve it. In addition, that the student has the ability to check the result of the problem, with the conditions, situations or circumstances imposed by reality or everyday life. [This is a reprint of an article originally published in &quot;Mathematics Teaching Research Journal&quot; v14 n5 p159-180 Win 2022.]