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Williams, Lunetta M.; Hall, Katrina W.; Hedrick, Wanda B.; Lamkin, Marcia; Abendroth, Jennifer – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to develop an instrument to measure reading during in-school independent reading (ISIR). Procedures to establish validity and reliability of the instrument included videotaping and observing students during ISIR, gathering feedback from literacy experts, establishing interrater reliability, crosschecking…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Video Technology
Brown, Joseph; Fisher, Patricia – Principal Leadership, 2006
In this article, the authors describe the balanced literacy pilot program at Monroe Middle School in Tampa, Florida. Monroe implemented the program as part of a districtwide effort to improve student literacy. It uses a four-pronged approach to improve literacy: (1) read-alouds; (2) independent reading; (3) shared reading; and (4) guided reading.…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Literacy Education, Pilot Projects, Teaching Methods