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Amaral, Olga Maia; Garrison, Leslie – Multicultural Education, 2007
This study examined the effects of a professional development program for teachers of social sciences for English learners. Results from pre- and post-measures of social sciences content indicated greater improvement in student achievement in these areas when scores from students from teachers who had gone through the training were compared with…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Social Sciences, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)
FAUSTMAN, MARION; AND OTHERS – 1964
METHODS AND SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE READING PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 ARE TESTED. ELEVEN BASIC SKILLS ARE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING READING FOR A PURPOSE AND FOLLOWING A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. PHONETICS AND WORD ANALYSIS FOR KINDERGARTEN INCLUDE CONSONANTS, RHYMES, VOWELS, AND LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES. SUCH SKILLS, IN ADDITION TO WRITING, SIMPLE…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading, Reading Programs
Jampolsky, Gerald G. – 1972
This paper describes how some children with learning problems feel about themselves; points out some possible witches' tales regarding understanding and communication with such children; and discusses some clinical opinions that have been developed at the Child Center, Kentfield, regarding these children. The contents of the paper include: a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading, Reading Ability
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2007
This article reports that educators and experts across the country who work with English-language learners (ELLs) are moving toward a consensus that the federal Reading First program needs to be refined to become more effective for children acquiring English. Administrators in several big-city districts with large numbers of such students are…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Federal Legislation, Reading Programs, Reading Strategies
MCCREARY, EUGENE – 1965
TEACHING PRACTICES USED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WITH CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED. STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY DIVERSIFYING LEARNING EXPERIENCES SO THAT STUDENTS OF ALL INTERESTS CAN DO THINGS THEY LIKE AND CAN DO WELL, BY…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Language Arts, Learning Experience, Reading Skills
MCCORD, CAROL S. – 1967
THE EFFECTIVE READER SHOULD DEVELOP WORD ATTACK SKILLS, AN ADEQUATE VOCABULARY, AND THE ABILITY TO ADJUST READING RATE TO THE PURPOSE FOR READING. THESE SKILLS ARE INTRODUCED AND REINFORCED AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL WITH INCREASING DEGREES OF REFINEMENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR BY BOTH READING TEACHERS AND CONTENT AREA TEACHERS. LESS OBVIOUS BUT EQUALLY VITAL…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Independent Reading, Reading Habits
Bohr, Dorothy H.; And Others – 1973
This study is aimed at determining whether personalized pre-enrollment counseling based on the results of a standardized English skills test has a positive effect on new student enrollment, attrition (withdrawal), and success in reading skills courses. By comparing pertinent data for spring 1972 students who were not counseled with data for…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Counseling Effectiveness, Practicums, Reading Skills
Gulassa, Cyril M.; Caldwell, Florin L. – 1972
In order to evaluate the transfer-level English composition program at De Anza College (California), English composition teachers and students rated 80 objectives in the categories of composition, values, reading, and writing. Objectives were rated on a one-to-five scale. Each objective was ranked as primary, secondary, or optional, according to…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, English Instruction, Evaluation, Reading Skills

Singer, Harry; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1988
Reports on a study to determine whether placement in a remedial English class is more effective than placement in a regular English class for enabling students who are beyond the acquisition phase of reading development to pass district minimal competency tests. Data support placement in the regular English class. (NH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, Minimum Competencies, Reading Difficulties
Morrell, Ernest; Rogers, John – Social Education, 2006
Anniversaries of major historical events, such as the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, "Brown v. Board of Education," provide social studies teachers with the opportunity to connect their classroom study to broader public conversations about the event and its significance. This article reports on one such…
Descriptors: Seminars, Historians, Court Litigation, Urban Schools
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1995
Reaffirming that all students, regardless of home language or socioeconomic background, can and must have an equal opportunity to excel in reading, this booklet presents 10 recommendations that form the basis of a comprehensive and balanced reading program to help children in California learn to read. Recommendations in the booklet address: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Elementary Education
SAMUELS, S. JAY – 1966
AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF 2-WORD ASSOCIATIONS IN LEARNING TO READ THE SECOND WORD OF A 2-WORD CHAIN. ABOUT 45 FIRST AND SECOND GRADE STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN AS SUBJECTS AFTER PRETESTING TO INSURE THEY WERE ABLE TO READ THE FIRST (STIMULUS) WORD BUT NOT THE SECOND (RESPONSE) WORD OF EACH WORD PAIR USED IN THE STUDY. EIGHT…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Learning Experience, Primary Education, Reading Achievement

California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Right to Read Unit. – 1974
This document consists of worksheets used by the California Right to Read program. The worksheets include "Student Performance Data by Class,""Student Performance Data" (for a given grade), "Summary: Data on Reading Program,""Summary: Reading Methods,""Teacher Skill Assessment Form,""Skill…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Evaluation Needs, Personnel Needs, Program Evaluation

Crawford, Patricia; And Others – New Advocate, 1997
Reacts to recent curriculum changes in Texas and California by offering a facetious teaching plan for reading whereby all the teacher's work is to be done for them in the form of workbooks and worksheets on skills. Suggests that children can read the same book for all six years of elementary school. (TB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides
LAPRAY, MARGARET; ROSS, RAMON – 1965
READING ABILITIES OF PRIMARY CHILDREN WITH VISUAL PERCEPTION PROBLEMS WHO WERE TAUGHT BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS WERE COMPARED TO THE ABILITIES OF CHILDREN GIVEN SPECIAL TRAINING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE FAULTY OR IMMATURE VISUAL PERCEPTION. ONE CONTROL GROUP PARTICIPATED IN SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PICTURE COLORING AND THE OTHER CONTROL GROUP RECEIVED…
Descriptors: Methods Research, Perception Tests, Primary Education, Reading Improvement