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de la Torre, Marisa; Blanchard, Alyssa; Allensworth, Elaine M.; Freire, Silvana – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2019
Previous studies about ELs have reported data on active English Learners--defined as those students who have not yet reached proficiency on a state English test--at a specific moment in time. This study, for the first time, analyzed the long-term trajectories of 18,000 CPS students who began kindergarten as ELs and followed their progress all the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, English Language Learners
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Walsh, Mary E.; Madaus, George F.; Raczek, Anastasia E.; Dearing, Eric; Foley, Claire; An, Chen; Lee-St. John, Terrence J.; Beaton, Albert – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Efforts to support children in schools require addressing not only academic issues, but also out-of-school factors that can affect students' ability to succeed. This study examined academic achievement of students participating in City Connects, a student support intervention operating in high-poverty elementary schools. The sample included 7,948…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Poverty, Elementary Schools, Program Effectiveness
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Stockard, Jean – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
Previous research has documented a substantial decline of standardized test scores of children from low-income backgrounds, relative to more advantaged peers, in later elementary grades, the so-called "fourth-grade slump." This article examines changes in reading achievement from first to fifth grade for students in a large urban school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Standardized Tests
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Saunders, William M.; Goldenberg, Claude N.; Gallimore, Ronald – American Educational Research Journal, 2009
The authors conducted a quasi-experimental investigation of effects on achievement by grade-level teams focused on improving learning. For 2 years (Phase 1), principals-only training was provided. During the final 3 years (Phase 2), school-based training was provided for principals and teacher leaders on stabilizing team settings and using…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Experimental Groups, Academic Achievement, Teacher Leadership
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Wiltz, Nancy; Wilson, G. Pat – Journal of Literacy Research, 2006
This study focused on 27 second graders in one urban school that used SRA Reading Mastery. Children's strategy use, comprehension, and perception of the reading process were appraised using samples of oral reading with retellings; classroom observations; interviews with the children, their teachers, and the principal; and a phonics test. Results…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Inquiry, Phonics, Reading Strategies
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Ryder, Randall J.; Burton, Jennifer Lyn; Silberg, Anna – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
In a 3-year longitudinal study, the authors examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) on students' reading achievement, teacher perceptions, nature of the classroom, and special education referral rate. Urban and suburban students completed the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests in the fall of Grade 1 and spring of Grades 1, 2, and 3. Teachers…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
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Seifer, Ronald; Gouley, Kathleen; Miller, Alison L.; Zakriski, Audrey – Early Education and Development, 2004
We examined the effectiveness of the PATHS curriculum in a magnet elementary school serving a distressed urban area. Aspects of social-emotional competence were examined for second graders who had, and had not, received the PATHS intervention. The intervention groups differed, with the control group having lower social-emotional competence than…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Magnet Schools