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Moratelli, Katelyn; DeJarnette, Nancy K. – Reading Teacher, 2014
Literacy assessment scores in an urban 5th grade classroom left much to be desired. In this diverse classroom population, typical urban distractions such as poverty, crime, English as a second language, and lack of parental support contribute to extremely low literacy scores. This classroom study examined the effects of implementing clickers, a…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Urban Schools
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Farris, Pamela J.; Werderich, Donna E.; Nelson, Pamela A.; Fuhler, Carol J. – Reading Teacher, 2009
Fifth-grade inner city boys engaged in reader response via e-mail with preservice teacher education candidates. Books and laptops were provided via funding from a federal grant. At the semester break, the boys were assigned new partners with which to correspond regarding their reading. All e-mails were filtered through the classroom teachers and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Reader Response, Urban Areas, Grade 5