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Direct linkWalton, James P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The American public school curriculum has narrowed as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Music is being eliminated in public schools so more time and resources can be spent on "tested" subjects like reading and math. However, research has shown that both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of music may improve reading…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Music Education
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2009
Many students at the Edward Coles Model for Excellence World Language Academy or the Rachel Carson Elementary School in Chicago--schools that takes part in the Striving Readers program--say they came to enjoy reading for the first time or became better readers through the program, now in its fourth year. The federal program supports the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedRouse, Heather L.; Fantuzzo, John W. – School Psychology Review, 2006
The validity of three subtests of the Dynamic Indicators for Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) was investigated for kindergarten children in a large urban school district. A stratified, random sample of 330 participants was drawn from an entire cohort of kindergarten children. Letter Naming Fluency, Phoneme Segmentation Fluency, and Nonsense…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Standardized Tests, Predictive Validity, Reading Ability
Peterson, Paul E.; Hess, Frederick M. – Education Next, 2005
It turns out that in complying with the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), some states have decided to be a whole lot more generous than others in determining whether students are proficient at math and reading. Because each state selects its own testing system and sets its own passing scores, there is no direct way to compare the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Grade 8, National Competency Tests, State Standards
