A&M-SA Research Guides: April 2025 Hours and Events: Videos

Academic Video Online: Premium by Alexander Street

All of the videos shown on this page were found in the Academic Video Online: Premium database which can be found by selecting Multimedia under the link labeled Database Types on the library's homepage.

This database contains cocumentaries, interviews, performances, news programs, commercials, training, lectures, etc. from varied sources (PBS, CBS, BBC, NBC, Insight Media, etc.) covering education, counseling and therapy, humanities, politics & current affairs, and more.

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To view a video simply click on the video's title. Remember, if you are off campus you will need to login with your JagWIRE credentials.

Balanced Literacy: A Literacy Program in a K-1 Classroom
This video follows an elementary school teacher as she successfully incorporates literacy throughout curriculum areas while educating and engaging a classroom of diverse learners. (18:14 mins)
Balanced Literacy: 2 Hours 10 Minutes in a 2nd Grade Classroom
This video follows an elementary school teacher as she demonstrates how to create a positive classroom environment, for most effective teaching, through a successful literacy program, individualized student assessment, and a structured classroom. (20:51 mins)
Emergent Literacy: Origins and Skills
In this module, the term Emergent Literacy is defined and illustrated with examples of children exploring reading and writing, moving along a continuum from less to more skillful use of language, print and handling books. Teachers discuss their understanding of the meaning of emergent literacy and model speaking, reading and writing for children. Children's growing understanding of print is seen through a variety of examples. (30:02 mins)
Getting Kids to Read: View From a Class of English Language Learners
The video follows a high school teacher as she demonstrates how to effectively guide a class of English Language Learners to explore literary genres and encourage them to strengthen their English skills through a fondness for reading. (18:12 mins)
Reading the World: Content Comprehension with Linguistically Diverse Learners
At Columbine Elementary School in Boulder , Colorado kids and teachers are passionate about content. Teachers integrate comprehension instruction with science and social studies. They work together collaborating with the librarian, the principal staff developers Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey and ELL Consultant Nancy Commins . Along the way, they have paid particular attention to the needs of English language learners, building on kids' endless fascination with the real world. (96:56 mins)