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The Impact of Scripted Reading Programs on Student and Teacher Outcomes
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Martin, Patrice R. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As students' reading proficiency gaps persist across the United States, educational leaders have turned to alternative methods to foster effective instructional literacy practices. One approach to combat this dilemma is the implementation of scripted reading programs. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of scripted reading…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Examining the Relationship between Adolescents' Orthographic Knowledge and Overall Reading Ability
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Dennis, Danielle V.; Kroeger, Diane C. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2012
A conceptualization of reading as an interaction of constrained and unconstrained skills formed the theoretical basis for this correlational analysis of adolescents' orthographic knowledge. We hypothesized that orthographic development (as measured by spelling ability) would serve as a link between constrained and unconstrained reading skills in…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reading Tests, Adolescents, Reading Skills
The Impact of Inclusion on the Achievement of Middle School Students with Mild to Moderate Learning Disabilities
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Hawkins, Ruth Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2011
According to IDEA and NCLB requirements, students with disabilities are held to the same standards established for nondisabled students. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the impact of a special education inclusion program for middle school students with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Student outcomes were measured…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Literacy Practices as Predictors of Reading Achievement
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Miller, Stacey J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research on educational administration from the past 40 years emphasizes the principal as an instructional leader. However, the research community has done little to specifically examine what literacy knowledge and practices elementary principals need to possess or do regarding literacy teaching and learning. Because federal legislation has…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Habits, Reading Achievement, Teaching Methods
Updated: SREB States Transform School Accountability with "NCLB" Waivers. Policy Brief
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Decuir, Erica – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
This latest brief updates education leaders on the key policies the 13 (Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states plan to implement under federal waivers to No Child Left Behind. It details,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Geographic Location, Educational Legislation
Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Scores of Students Attending Year-Round Calendar Schools and Traditional Calendar Schools in Tennessee
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Abakwue, Chimaeze Ikechi – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were a significant difference in math and reading academic achievement scores between eighth-grade students attending year-round calendar schools and eighth-grade students attending traditional calendar schools based on the TCAP. In addition, this study investigated math and reading achievement…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gap, School Schedules, Reading Achievement