Rowan University Rowan Digital Works Theses and Dissertations 7-13-2011 Using a multi-sensory teaching approach to impact learning and community in a second grade classroom Melissa Stoffers Follow this and additional works at: https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd Part of the Elementary Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation Stoffers, Melissa, "Using a multi-sensory teaching approach to impact learning and community in a second grade classroom" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 110. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/110 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Rowan Digital Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Rowan Digital Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. USING A MULTI-SENSORY TEACHING APPROACH TO IMPACT LEARNING AND COMMUNITY IN A SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM by Melissa A. Stoffers A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Teacher Education College of Education In partial fulfillment of the requirement For the degree of Master of Science in Teaching at Rowan University June 16, 2011 Thesis Chair: Susan Browne, Ed.D. © 2011 Melissa A. Stoffers Acknowledgements I would like to thank my family for their endless support and encouragement – particularly my husband who listened and read every word of this thesis several times over without complaint. Without them, I do not know where I would be. I would also like to thank Dr. Susan Browne for her guidance and instruction in assisting me through this writing process. ii Abstract Melissa Stoffers USING A MULTI-SENSORY TEACHING APPROACH TO IMPACT LEARNING AND COMMUNITY IN A SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM 2010/11 Susan Browne, Ed.D.