Smilisca baudinii

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Smilisca sila

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Smilisca phaeota

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Utilizing Mentor Texts in Elementary Literacy Instruction

The research question addressed in this project was, how can elementary teachers utilize mentor texts in elementary literacy instruction? This project documents how teachers can select mentor texts and utilize them in literacy instruction. The literature review focused on five main topics. These topics were, the definition of mentor texts, selecting mentor texts, role of mentor texts, student engagement with mentor texts, and student achievement with mentor texts. Additionally, research (Bates & Morgan, 2018) was done on creating professional developments. The literature review showed that utilizing mentor texts is a successful way to teach young writers. In addition, it showed that selecting mentor texts include many key parts such as considering interest levels, accessibility, diversity of students, and the writing skill being taught. This capstone project is a multi-session professional development that focuses on how teachers can utilize mentor texts in their own classroom. The professional development sessions include resource sheets with mentor texts for the grade levels K-4. Additionally, it includes teaching videos of a teacher utilizing mentor texts. Finally, it includes a checklist to use when selecting mentor texts. The project is important to the capstone question because utilizing mentor texts helps create a positive literacy experience for students. This research should be shared so teachers can utilize mentor texts in their own classrooms

The last one: A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus

Uma nova espécie de Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) da Colômbia, com comentários sobre a diversidade morfológica e de comportamentos dentro do gnero. Uma espécie notável e nãodescrita de Osteocephalus das encostas amazônicas dos Andes, no Departamento de Putumayo, no sul da Colômbia, é membro do grupo Osteocephalus buckleyi. Além de caracteres morfológicos menores, a nova espécie difere de todos os outros membros do grupo por apresentar íris amarela dourada com uma faixa preta horizontal mediana. A diversidade no comportamento morfológico e reprodutivo revela várias características flogeneticamente signifcativas, mas várias espécies ainda precisam ser descritas.Una nueva especie de Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) de Colombia, con comentarios sobre la diversidad morfológica y conductual dentro del género. Una llamativa especie no descrita de Osteocephalus de las laderas amazónicas de los Andes en Departamento de Putumayo en el sur de Colombia es miembro del Grupo Osteocephalus buckleyi. Además de los caracteres morfológicos menores, la nueva especie difere de todos los demás miembros del grupo por tener un iris amarillo dorado con una franja negra horizontal mediana. La diversidad en morfología y comportamiento reproductivo revela varias características que son flogenéticamente signifcativas, pero quedan por describir varias especies.A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus. A striking, undescribed species of Osteocephalus from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Departamento de Putumayo in southern Colombia is a member of the Osteocephalus buckleyi Group. Aside from minor morphological characters, the new species differs from all other members of the group by having a golden yellow iris with a median horizontal black stripe. The diversity in morphological and reproductive behavior reveals various features that are phylogenetically signifcant, but several species remain to be described

A new species of marsupial frog (Hylidae: Gastrotheca) from Venezuela

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57126/1/OP690.pd

Smilisca

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The frogs of the hylid genus Phrynohyas Fitzinger, 1843

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56340/1/MP096.pd