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The Effectiveness of a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Plan on Office Discipline Referrals at the Primary, Intermediate, and Middle School Level
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Jones, Quincy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Schools across the nation are facing the challenge of addressing behavioral issues with students. Traditional approaches to discipline have been ineffective in improving student behavior. The passing of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and revisions of the Individual Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004 require schools…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Discipline, Referral
Teacher Perception on Differentiated Instruction and its Influence on Instructional Practice
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Burkett, Jacquelyn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Differentiated Instruction is an approach to teaching which meets the diverse academic needs of students by considering learner readiness, interest and learning style. The approach is grounded in the socio-cultural, multiple intelligence and learning style theories. In addition, differentiation is a research based method for meeting the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Individualized Instruction, Educational Practices, Sociocultural Patterns
Readers' Theater as a Strategy to Increase Comprehension and Fluency in Sixth Grade Students
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Caudill-Hansen, Karen J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Serious reading problems exist among middle school learners as evidenced by declining national reading scores and increased dropout rates. In response to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) expectations in reading, several experts have promoted a scripted repeated reading strategy such as readers' theater as a possible approach to improving student…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Grade 6, Middle School Students, Intermediate Grades