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Direct linkHoaglund, Amy E.; Birkenfeld, Karen J.; Bluiett, Tarsha – Reading Improvement, 2014
A seamless practice in most classrooms today is one of reading assessment as the tool that informs instruction. When data is used effectively, teachers can provide essential early intervention instruction to prevent reading difficulties from occurring. In most cases, data retrieved from various classroom assessments provide authentic student…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Data, Teacher Education Programs, Partnerships in Education
Shippen, Margaret E.; Morton, Rhonda Collins; Flynt, Samuel W.; Houchins, David E.; Smitherman, Tracy – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Despite the importance of literacy skill training for incarcerated youth, a very limited number of empirically based research studies have examined reading instruction in correctional facilities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Fast ForWord computer-assisted reading program improved the reading and spelling abilities of…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reading Programs, Correctional Institutions, Reading Skills
Shippen, Margaret E. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two adult basic reading programs, Direct Instruction Corrective Reading Decoding and Laubach Literacy, on the reading achievement of incarcerated male adults (n = 27) in an Alabama prison. Participants were tutors and students taking part in a reading tutoring program at the facility. The…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Reading Programs, Correctional Institutions, Reading Achievement
Download full textBates, Lauren; Breslow, Nicole; Hupert, Naomi – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2009
This report describes efforts by five states (Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island) to improve adolescent literacy. Highlighting common challenges and lessons, the report examines how each state has engaged key stakeholders, set rigorous goals and standards, aligned resources to support adolescent literacy goals, built…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, State Departments of Education, Literacy, Adolescents
Whetstone, B. D.; Shelton, John – 1976
In August 1973, the Alabama State legislature resolved that from 1973 through 1978, the top priority goal for education in Alabama should be proficiency in reading. This report to the legislature summarizes the status of reading instruction in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 academic years, including special reading-related programs and both city and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement
