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Download full textLi, Linlin; Flynn, Kylie; Ringstaff, Cathy; Tripathy, Rachel; Lepori, Kathleen; Wang, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2016
This study evaluated the efficacy of the Word Learning Strategies (WLS) supplementary program designed to develop upper-elementary students' vocabulary skills in order to improve reading comprehension. The study used a true, group-randomized, experimental design, which randomly assigned 46 4th grade classrooms (n=1324 students) from 12 districts…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Program Effectiveness
Direct linkWang, Elaine Lin – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Successful implementation of academic standards depends on teachers' understanding of the intended policy and their interpretation of what the policy means for their instruction (Spillane et al., 2002). This study examines the writing tasks fourth- and fifth- grade teachers understand as being aligned with the CCSS [Common Core State Standards],…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Writing Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy
Li, Linlin; Ringstaff, Cathy; Tripathy, Rachel Grimes; Flynn, Kylie; Thomas, Larry – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study evaluated the efficacy of the Word Learning Strategies (WLS) supplementary program to improve elementary students' vocabulary skills and reading comprehension. The study used a multi-site cluster randomized, experimental design, which randomly assigned 92 4th grade classrooms (n=2558 students) from two cohorts to a treatment or control…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Singh, Malkeet; Dunn, Hugh H. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) brings significant changes as well as opportunities for schools to improve their students' academic outcomes. One proposed regulation is for states to analyze the performance of student subgroups separately in order to show how states are levelling the playing field over time to ensure educational equity. This…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Hawaiians, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students
New York State Education Department, 2014
The purpose of this report is to summarize the activities of the standard-setting meeting for the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics (Grades 3-8 and High School), science (Grades 4, 8, and High School), and social studies (High School). The NYSAA standard-setting meeting was held on June 11…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Standard Setting, English Instruction, Language Arts
Kariuki, Patrick N.; Kent, Holly D. – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between students' scores in comprehension (English Language Arts) tests when they are led in Brain Gym® activities before class instruction and when they are taught using traditional teaching strategies. The sample for this study consisted of 11 males and 9 females. Data were collected by…
Descriptors: Scores, Language Arts, Comprehension, Teaching Methods
