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Direct linkWijekumar, Kausalai; Beerwinkle, Andrea L.; Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve – Annals of Dyslexia, 2019
The purpose of this research was to study the etiology of teacher knowledge about and factors that influence implementation of evidence-based reading and writing interventions at the upper elementary grade levels. Five data sources are used in this study: first, we used teacher surveys about their pre-service preparation on reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 5, Teacher Characteristics
Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. – Teachers College Press, 2016
Tired of hearing about "complex text"? Bothered by the pushy messages about "challenge"? This book is for you! Unlike the many other materials on text complexity, this one focuses on specific comprehension skills that students need in order to really engage with text. This book will help elementary school teachers equip their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Rosaen, Cheryl; Terpstra, Marjorie – Studying Teacher Education, 2012
New conceptions of literacies and the practices associated with them call for new approaches to preparing teachers to engage students in literacy as a situated social phenomenon. This article describes two teacher educators' engagement in collaborative self-study as we implemented "The New Literacies Project" to help pre-service teachers expand…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods, Literacy
O'Keeffe, Breda V.; Slocum, Timothy A.; Magnusson, Renee – Journal of Special Education, 2013
Paraprofessionals are widely employed in response to intervention (RTI) settings to provide instruction to students at-risk for reading disabilities. However, little research has addressed effective and efficient ways to train these paraprofessionals to deliver instruction with high fidelity. In addition, given the limited time and finances…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Reading Instruction, Response to Intervention, Reading Difficulties
Download full textMisty Sailors; Larry R. Price – Grantee Submission, 2010
In this article, we describe and report on the results of a study in Texas that tested 2 models of professional development for classroom teachers as a way of improving their practices and increasing the reading achievement of their students. To meet this goal, 44 participating teachers in grades 2-8 learned to teach their students cognitive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Observation, Reading Achievement, Reading Strategies
Misty Sailors; Larry R. Price – Elementary School Journal, 2010
In this article, we describe and report on the results of a study in Texas that tested 2 models of professional development for classroom teachers as a way of improving their practices and increasing the reading achievement of their students. To meet this goal, 44 participating teachers in grades 2-8 learned to teach their students cognitive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Observation, Reading Achievement, Reading Strategies
Palmiter, Andrea S.; Arcaira, Erikson R.; White, Richard N.; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
Since the 2003-04 school year, Save the Children, U.S. Programs, has supported programming designed to improve reading skills among struggling students in rural areas. The literacy program includes both afterschool and in-school interventions with small groups of children. These are implemented by well-trained paraprofessionals and are designed to…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education
