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Download full textMerrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1988
Each year at the Greater Lawrence Technical School (Massachusetts), students are identified who lack the necessary basic skills to successfully complete a typical high school program. This problem led to the development of an alternative instructional program designed to accomplish remediation in the basic skills using computer-based instruction.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Simic, Marge; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on guiding at-risk students in the language arts classroom is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication Apprehension, Distance Education, Elementary Education
Laughter, Mabel Y. – 1980
In implementing a districtwide reading project emphasizing staff development for middle school level teachers, the Moore County, North Carolina district conducted a study to determine whether middle school children could exceed their prior reading growth rates over a three-year period. Students from grades four through eight were pretested in the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1983
This publication presents a statistical overview of each elementary, intermediate, junior high, senior high, and special education school in the New York City public school system for the 1981-1982 school year. Data are provided on physical facilities, pupil enrollment, ethnic composition, class size, student promotion, Title I status, free lunch…
Descriptors: Attendance, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Ricciotti, Joseph A.; Soares, Louise M. – 1983
This study was conducted to determine whether changes from traditional organizational patterns in elementary schools make a difference in reading achievement. The study was conducted through comparisons of student populations in three suburban schools. Two schools were experimental (one nongraded, one open space), and the third was a traditional…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Experimental Schools, Longitudinal Studies
Campbell, Diana; McCarty, T. L., Ed. – 1983
The guide describes how to use a 9-point system to teach 11 high-interest, low-level novels about Indians and teenagers to students reading at levels 1-8. The nine steps are (1) determine student's instructional reading level, (2) determine level of novels to be read, (3) choose novel at student's instructional reading level, (4) introduce novel,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Characterization
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Exit Level Reading Test is based on ten behavioral objectives that fall under six skill areas. Satisfactory performance on this test is required for high school graduation in Texas. This document, intended for teachers and test developers, presents general testing instructions and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Wood, Karen D. – 1994
Middle level teachers are unique not just by virtue of the level of students they teach but also by the ways in which they teach. This monograph emphasizes strategies that actively engage students of all ability levels, promote collaboration, provide for various levels of concrete and abstract thought, and foster student inquiry. The monograph…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Interdisciplinary Approach
Fiderer, Adele – 1998
Intended for teachers of grades K-2, this book provides rubrics developed by and with teachers to assess a wide variety of reading and writing activities in primary classrooms. The rubrics and checklists are offered as reproducible forms. Most of the rubrics are accompanied by a matching form for children's self-assessment. Many of the assessment…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Reading, Graphic Organizers, Learning Strategies
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The study described in this report examined the characteristics of eighth-grade students who were at risk of school failure. The study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, which is a large-scale, national longitudinal study begun in the spring of 1988 when 25,000 eighth graders attending public and private schools…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, American Indians, Black Students, Demography
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1989
The Massachusetts Basic Skills Testing Program, mandated by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1985, seeks to identify students who have not mastered basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Because the Massachusetts Department of Education does not mandate any post-test action, it has not been possible to prescribe any method of providing help…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Nelson, Carol; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on evaluating the progress of the school reading program is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Gilliland, Hap – 1983
The oral Red Cloud Reading Test provides a complete analysis of reading level and skills for American Indian students in grades 1-7 or for high school and adult students reading at or below high school levels. The test determines the basic and recreational reading levels, identifies reading problems, determines reading speeds, and analyzes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Context Clues
Chalker, Rhoda N.; Horns, Virginia – 1986
This study tested the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in reading achievement among children in grades 2 through 5 related to family structure. Researchers administered the Stanford Achievement Test to 119 students in an Alabama city suburban school system. Of the sample, 69 children lived in intact families and 50 lived in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure, Latchkey Children
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
As part of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), minimum competency tests of reading, mathematics, and communication skills are administered annually to fourth, seventh, and tenth grade students in Michigan. Results are calculated for each of the desired objectives. Data are also collected on students' reading habits. MEAP test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
