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Download full textMorrill, Cynthia – 1995
This report describes a program for improving reading comprehension in seventh graders by focusing on higher order thinking and metacognitive skills. The targeted population was in a growing, middle class community located in northern Illinois. The problem of below grade level reading comprehension was documented by Illinois Goals Assessment…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 7, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High Schools
Lewandowski, Susan – 1994
A program was developed for improving the reading of second-grade students in a progressive suburban community in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by an increase in the need for support services and low standardized test scores. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 2, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Murphy, Judy – 1994
A program was developed for improving the reading of first-grade students in a progressive suburban community in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by an increase in the need for support services and low standardized test scores. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 1, Learning Strategies, Primary Education
Paulsen, Cassandra – 1994
A program was developed for improving the reading of first-grade students in a progressive suburban community in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by an increase in the need for support services and low standardized test scores. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education
Hendricks, Katheryne; And Others – 1995
This paper describes a program for using higher order thinking skills to improve reading comprehension. The targeted population consists of seventh- and eighth-grade junior high school students in a stable middle class community, located in a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Reading comprehension difficulties were documented through data obtained…
Descriptors: Action Research, Critical Thinking, Graphic Organizers, Instructional Effectiveness
