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Increasing Oral Reading Fluency in Upper Elementary Students through Direct Phonics Instruction
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Benton, Turrah S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Over the years, teachers have looked for the best way to teach their students to read. There are those who believe that teaching sight words is the best way to teach while others believe that a foundation in phonics instruction is a must. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that phonics instruction has on the oral reading fluency…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Elementary School Students, Phonics
My School Is Better than Yours: Perceptions of Students, Teachers, Principals, and Parents of Low-Income Transient Effective Schools
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Garcia, Jessica Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2014
All children deserve equitable effective educational experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe factors contributing to the success of two effective, low-income, non-magnet elementary schools in Georgia, in a county where the majority of schools were failing. In addition to contributing to the body of existing knowledge…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Characteristics of Successful Kindergarten Students in Georgia Public Schools
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Davis, Shana Dyan Lester – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Public school education and reform face a myriad of challenges that are uniquely different from those of years past. Tougher curriculum standards, societal differences, cultural diversity and an overall shift in educational attitudes and practices may limit and change the educational success of many children. The cognitive development of students…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Student Characteristics, Public Schools
Investigating the Effects of a Read-Aloud Alteration on the Third-Grade Reading Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRT) for Students with Disabilities
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Fincher, Melissa L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a controversial test administration alteration, the read-aloud alteration, in which text (passages and questions) is read aloud to the student on a reading comprehension test. For students whose disabilities impair their skill in decoding text and reading fluently, accessing text to…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Oral Reading, Reading Aloud to Others
No Board Left Behind: Perceptions of Local Board Governance Standards by Superintendents and Chairpersons
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Vickers, Heather; Pate, James L.; Brockmeier, Lantry L.; Green, Robert B.; Tsemunhu, Rudo – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
This nonexperimental survey research investigated whether enrollment, location, expenditures, percentage of free and reduced lunch and percentage of minority students influenced Georgia's superintendent and board chairperson satisfaction. In addition, this study investigated whether respondents' satisfaction could predict student achievement.…
Descriptors: Governance, Boards of Education, Board of Education Policy, Superintendents
A Comparison of Parental Involvement in a High Performing Elementary School and a Low Performing Elementary School in Rural Georgia
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Collins, Angelica Rivers – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in parental involvement in a high performing elementary school and a low performing elementary school based on Epstein's Six Types of Involvement. The extent of parental involvement was identified by using The School and Family Partnership Survey Questionnaire for…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Parent Participation, Elementary Schools, High Achievement