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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement
Williams, Yamilette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many school districts have chosen to invest their federal funds in computer-based integrated learning systems that focus on literacy to increase high-stakes test scores and academic gains (Becker, 1994). Buly and Velencia (2002) supported the belief that a student's reading ability can improve substantially when instruction is integrated with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Integrated Learning Systems, Reading Achievement
Marilyn Tignor Dewoody – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This program evaluation investigated differences in reading achievement for students receiving Reading Recovery or Developmental First Grade. The researcher examined DRA reading scores during the first and second grade and STAR reading scores from second grade through middle school for students in a rural public school district in Northeastern…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Reading Programs, Grade 1, Reading Achievement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
The Common Core State (or other rigorous) Standards (CCSS) being implemented by states across the nation are prompting school leaders and teachers to seek ways to move the standards into classroom instruction, assignments and assessments. Schools wanting to ensure that student work meets grade-level standards are using differentiated instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Secondary School Curriculum, English Curriculum
Camphire, Geoff; Choate, Connie; Wren, Sebastian; Reed, Deborah; Neuman, Mary; Sanjiv, Rao; Slack, Jill; Porter, Pamela – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2005
This issue of "SEDL Letter" discusses a variety of subjects, including how to improve instruction for adolescent readers and struggling readers, using literacy coaching as an approach for ongoing professional development, and how to motivate students to read. Also, a visit to Bernalillo, New Mexico, is described to acknowledge how…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Reading Motivation, Literacy, Motivation Techniques
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers