Compilation of K-12 Action Research Papers in Language Arts Education.

The papers in this compilation are the result of K-12 action research projects and were submitted in partial fulfillment for a variety of degrees from Winona State University (Minnesota). The compilation contains the following nine papers: "Will Playing Background Music in My Classroom Help Increase Student Spelling Scores?" (Jonathan L. Wright); "Using Writers' Workshop to Improve Writing Skills" (Margaret M.F. Kraske); "The Effects of the 'Read Naturally Program' on Middle School Students' Oral Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension Skills in a Residential Treatment Setting" (Julie Swannette Onken); "Effects of Visual Phonics to Improve Reading Fluency and Decrease Reading Error Rate in a Remedial Reading Program" (Michelle Breitsprecher); "Will Incorporating the Building Blocks Reading and Writing Approach into a Kindergarten Curriculum Increase Literacy Assessment Scores?" (Karmen Beyer); "Literature Circles" (Colleen Hansen Egle); "Will Students Be Able to Obtain Information More Quickly and Accurately from a Hard Copy of 'USA Today' or Its Internet Site?" (Todd Francis Gasner); "Will Students Benefit from Spending More Class Time on Spelling and Spending More Class Time on Varied Approaches to Learning Spelling Words in Class throughout the Week?" (Jeffrey Michael Anderson); and "Using an Author's Chair in a Kindergarten Classroom" (Tara Bradford). (NKA)