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Union, Craig D.; Union, Lori Walker; Green, Tim D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This study explored the effects of a portable technology intervention, the Nook Simple Touch eReader, on student performance in Reading and English/Language Arts when included as an integral part of the teaching and learning process in an elementary third-grade classroom. This study used the participating students' end-of-year second-grade scores…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Grade 3, Technology Uses in Education
Online Submission, 2015
In school districts across the nation, diverse student groups, including English Learners and students with disabilities, have been experiencing significant gains in reading performance after using READ 180. This compendium of READ 180 research contains results of 40 studies conducted in a variety of settings, in school districts across the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement
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Weller, L. David; Weller, Sylvia J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
POWER (Providing Opportunities with Everyday Reading), stressing reading in the content areas, is a program for high schoolers driven by continuous improvement and teamwork. Improved test scores and enhanced attitudes toward reading result from high teacher commitment and sustained interest achieved through this teacher-led program's design. (MLH)
Descriptors: Consultants, Content Area Reading, Independent Reading, Program Effectiveness