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Manning, Carrie; Aliefendic, Jasna; Chiarelli, MaryAnne; Haas, Leslie; Williams, Susan – SRATE Journal, 2012
Adolescents' motivation is a critical factor for reading success. The lack of motivation adversely affects adolescents' abilities to enhance vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as well as developing powerful reading strategies (Roberts, Torgesen, Boardman, & Scammacca, 2008). Starting in the fourth grade, students' academic…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Lifelong Learning, Grade 4
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Anderson, Jeffrey A.; Howland, Allison A.; McCoach, D. Betsy – Preventing School Failure, 2015
Even with increased risks, many children demonstrate resiliency and avoid being labeled for special education; however, research on risk and resilience has been problematic because of inadequate statistical models, limitations of available data, and the exclusion of key protective factors. This study used a national sample to examine the influence…
Descriptors: Parents, Individual Characteristics, Special Education, Resilience (Psychology)
Huang, Denise; Coordt, Allison; La Torre, Deborah; Leon, Seth; Miyoshi, Judy; Perez, Patricia; Peterson, Cynthia – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
The relationship between afterschool staff and students is very important for encouraging and promoting longevity in school. The primary goal of this study was to examine the connection between perceptions of staff-student relationships and the educational values, future aspirations, and engagement of LA's BEST students. To this end, we…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Student Surveys, Social Capital, Teacher Student Relationship