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Direct linkO'Connor, Rollanda E.; Beach, Kristen D.; Sanchez, Victoria; Bocian, Kathleen M.; Flynn, Lindsay – Grantee Submission, 2015
We tested the effects of teaching reading skills through U.S. History content for 38 eighth-grade poor readers whose reading ability ranged from 2nd to 4th grade levels. Half of the students received special education services and half of the students were English Language Learners. Students were taught to decode multisyllabic words, learn…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties
Adams, Jill – Middle School Journal (J1), 2012
Technological advances have created amazing opportunities for people throughout the world to access and share information. These opportunities have helped to create a generation of young adolescents who want to make the most of each minute of the day, seizing opportunities to seek information and communicate at the same time. This generation is…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology, Critical Thinking
Deussen, Theresa; Scott, Caitlin; Nelsestuen, Kari; Roccograndi, Angela; Davis, Ann – Education Northwest, 2012
In 2009, the United States Department of Education conducted a competition for a second round of Striving Readers grants. Its dual purpose was to: (1) Raise middle and high school students' literacy levels in Title I-eligible schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade level; and (2) Build a strong, scientific research base…
Descriptors: Grants, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students, High School Students
Scott, Jerrie L.; Teale, William H. – Reading Teacher, 2010
This column brings to the attention of "RT" readers the hot topic of redesigning teacher education programs. Featured are interviews with professionals involved in a statewide redesign initiative in Tennessee, the Ready2Teach (R2T) program. The interviews highlight major changes in how teacher education programs are being transformed to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Problem Based Learning
Hofstetter, Carolyn Huie; Strick, Betsy; Der-Martirosian, Claudia; Ong-Dean, Colin; Long, Pamela; Lou, Yuan Yuan – San Diego Unified School District, 2011
The San Diego Unified School District Striving Readers Project aims to work within the research base on adolescent literacy to conceptualize, describe and apply the elements of effective teaching and professional development with the goal of increasing the literacy achievement of struggling adolescent readers. Since the inception of the Striving…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Program Implementation
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
The SuccessMaker[R] program is a set of computer-based courses used to supplement regular classroom reading instruction in grades K-8. Using adaptive lessons tailored to a student's reading level, SuccessMaker[R] aims to improve understanding in areas such as phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and concepts of…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
Schenck, Allen; Feighan, Kelly; Coffey, Debra; Rui, Ning – Research for Better Schools, 2011
This report presents the results from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Memphis Striving Readers Project (MSRP) conducted by Research for Better Schools (RBS). MSRP, funded for five years by the United States Department of Education, comprises two interventions aimed at improving adolescent literacy and the quality of literacy instruction…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Middle School Students
Chen, Xiufang – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2010
Many teachers and researchers have found that motivation and engagement seem to decline as students enter adolescence, and one of the causing factors is limited opportunities for creative expression. Moviemaking a text undoubtedly encourages students' creative expression to a great extent. This article explores the integration of moviemaking in an…
Descriptors: Photography, Film Production, Grade 8, Creative Activities
Reutebuch, Colleen Klein – Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners, 2010
This brief explains a CREATE intervention that incorporates literacy and language development activities into social studies instruction. It describes lessons designed to increase English language learners' social studies knowledge while simultaneously improving their vocabulary acquisition and overall reading comprehension.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Social Studies, Knowledge Level, Vocabulary Development
Dimitrov, Dimiter; Jurich, Sonia; Frye, Michael; Lammert, Jill; Sayko, Sarah; Taylor, Laura – RMC Research Corporation, 2012
The Illinois Striving Readers (ISR) Project had two purposes: (1) implement a supplemental reading intervention for students in ninth grade who were reading below grade level; and (2) study the impact of the intervention on students' performance on standardized assessments using a randomized control trial design. The Illinois Striving Readers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Intervention, Secondary School Students
Bastiaens, Theo, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2016
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "E-Learn 2016: World Conference on E-Learning" took place in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Online Courses, Electronic Publishing
Nonneman, Donna S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative research study explored the perceptions of educators in five small rural high schools regarding meeting the literacy needs of ninth-grade struggling readers in rural settings. Data were obtained from state school report cards, confidential interviews, and anonymous online surveys. Thirteen interview participants provided 91…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Small Schools
Simon, Alan J.; Tunik, Jonathan; Alemany, Julia; Zhu, Jing; Zacharia, Joy; Ramsey, Lori; Swann, Rebecca; Bergman, Artis; Fields, Allison; Mendes, Ranjana – Metis Associates, 2011
In 2005, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education issued a request for proposals (RFP) for programs to improve adolescent literacy. The Department's stated goal was to improve the performance of struggling adolescent readers and help build a strong scientific research base around specific strategies to help…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Reading Programs, Program Evaluation
Jimerson, Shane R., Ed.; Burns, Matthew K., Ed.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M., Ed. – Springer, 2016
The second edition of this essential handbook provides a comprehensive, updated overview of the science that informs best practices for the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) processes within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to facilitate the academic success of all students. The volume includes insights from leading scholars…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Student Evaluation, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Paige, David D. – Reading Horizons, 2011
Research continues to suggest that adolescents struggle with reading, indicating that much work remains to ensure that all students read at levels consistent with the skills required for academic achievement (Biancarosa & Snow, 2006). This article investigates whole class choral reading (WCCR) within the context of a sixth-grade language arts…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Oral Reading, Grade 6
