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Khary Fletcher – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the social and cultural instructional process on independent reading. In addition, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the administrator-teacher relationship on educational practices in a lab site classroom. Using an action research design, data was collected through…
Descriptors: Cultural Literacy, Grade 9, English Teachers, Teacher Researchers
Foster, Graham – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
Teachers recognize that frequent independent reading increases student knowledge on a wide range of topics, enhances vocabulary, and improves comprehension. "Ban the Book Report" inspires teachers to go beyond narrow and analytical book reports by exploring the potential of book talks, alternate book covers, identifying features of informational…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Independent Reading, Student Reaction, Scoring Rubrics
Reis, Sally M.; Gubbins, E. Jean; Briggs, Christine; Schreiber, Fredric J.; Richards, Susannah; Jacobs, Joan; Eckert, Rebecca D.; Renzulli, Joseph S.; Alexander, Margaret – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2003
In this research study, the type and nature of reading instruction provided for talented readers was investigated through use of in-depth qualitative comparative case studies. A team of researchers conducted multiple observations in 12 different third and seventh grade reading classrooms in both urban and suburban school districts over a 9-month…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Materials, Placement, Independent Reading