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Direct linkHunter, Alyce – Principal Leadership, 2009
Getting students, teachers, and the entire community to read the same books at the same time has its challenges--but many more rewards. In this article, the author describes how West Morris Regional High School District in Chester, New Jersey, formed a "literacy club" for everyone in the school and the local community to encourage…
Descriptors: Clubs, Literature Appreciation, School Community Programs, Outreach Programs
Booth, Nancy M.; Gonzales, Carla L. – Principal Leadership, 2009
Many high school teachers and administrators think that reading instruction belongs in the lower grades. But according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 31% of eighth graders read at or above the proficient level, which means that many are entering high school unprepared for its advanced textbook reading and language…
Descriptors: Non English Speaking, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Barton, Rhonda; Stepanek, Jennifer – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article discusses a three-tiered, differentiated curriculum in a response to intervention (RTI) framework that has successfully raised achievement at all levels, but is particularly successful with ninth-grade students. Walla Walla (Washington) School District implemented the three-tiered intervention program as a series of differentiated…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Pilot Projects, Supplementary Education, Curriculum Design
Reeves, Melinda – Principal Leadership, 2006
The parents of students who attend Decatur High School thought that there was little hope of their kids going on to college. After a year or so in Decatur's reading program, their sons and daughters were both transformed and college bound. In this article, the author describes how Decatur was able to successfully transform their students. Seven…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, High Schools, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement
Perks, Kevin – Principal Leadership, 2006
Noble High School, a large school located in rural southern Maine, embraces the concept of smaller learning communities, and its more than 1,100 students are heterogeneously grouped into teams. Although Noble was recently cited as a model of rural education (NASSP, 2004), its students nevertheless struggle to develop important literacy skills. On…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, High Schools, Literacy Education, Educational Change
Walker, Lorenn – Principal Leadership, 2005
In this article, the author describes the Violence Prevention Through Cooperative Learning (VPTCL) project. Developed in 1999 by the Hawai'i Friends of Civic and Law Related Education, this hands-on program aims to support at-risk secondary school students and help them learn problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. These skills are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adolescents, High School Students, Prevention
