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Tonya Lechelle Kelley – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative research study was conducted to gain insight into the perceptions of a small rural school district's dyslexia program. Dyslexia is a neurological reading disability affecting millions of students in public education. Students with dyslexia have a deficit in the phonological component of language causing their struggle with reading…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Whitney Mayo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In education policy, research, and reform, rural education spaces are often an afterthought, if included at all (Azano et al., 2021; McShane & Smarick, 2018; Tieken, 2014). Music education research has followed a similar trend, with scholarly efforts directed toward school districts with greater resources or addressing racial equity while…
Descriptors: Music Education, Rural Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Community Attitudes
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Hulya Ermis-Demirtas; Nicole Rizzo – Professional School Counseling, 2024
Upper elementary students in a Title I rural school participated in an expressive arts-based resiliency small-group intervention entitled Resilient Warriors (RWs). This mixed-methods study revealed positive changes in participating students based on teacher ratings on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. We also found four qualitative…
Descriptors: Art Education, Resilience (Psychology), Intervention, Small Group Instruction
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Methe, Scott A.; Briesch, Amy M.; Hulac, David – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
At present, it is unclear whether math curriculum-based measurement (M-CBM) procedures provide a dependable measure of student progress in math computation because support for its technical properties is based largely upon a body of correlational research. Recent investigations into the dependability of M-CBM scores have found that evaluating…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Error of Measurement, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Firdaus, Fery Muhamad; Wahyudin; Herman, Tatang – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
This research was done on primary school students who are able to understand mathematical concepts, but unable to apply them in solving real life problems. Therefore, this study aims to improve primary school students' mathematical literacy through problem-based learning and direct instruction. In addition, the research was conducted to determine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
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Karen Nicholas; Faye Parkhill – Education 3-13, 2014
The Reading Recovery programme has been a key early literacy intervention in many international contexts for over two decades. As a consequence, there have been numerous investigations into its efficacy for short-term gains, but only a few on long-term sustainability. This study examines the progress of 95 Year 4-6 students from seven schools in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction
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Avery, Leanne M.; Kassam, Karim-Aly – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2011
This study analyzes videotaped interviews and 407 photographs taken by 20 grade 5 and 6 students in rural New York State to document their science and engineering learning. Aristotle's concept of phronesis or practical wisdom frames the findings and their implications. Key findings indicate that: (1) All 20 children found examples of science and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Garcia, Cynthia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, many school districts have reduced instructional time for the arts in order to focus on reading and mathematics. Accordingly, fine arts programs across the nation have become subject to budget cuts or elimination in order to meet federal accountability measures. Hit especially hard are…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Fine Arts, Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged
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Adams, Barbara L.; Adam, Shehenaz; Opbroek, Michelle – Journal of American Indian Education, 2005
This case study explores the interactions between a teacher, her students, and a culturally based math curriculum in a fifth and sixth grade classroom in rural Alaska. The case attempts to identify and illuminate factors that created a rich learning environment while implementing Star Navigation: Explorations into Angles and Measurement, a module…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Educational Environment, Cultural Context, Scores