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Teachers' Specialized Knowledge for Supporting Student Comprehension in Text-Based Discussions
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Kucan, Linda; Hapgood, Susanna; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This article describes the development and initial implementation of the Comprehension and Learning from Text Survey (CoLTS), an instrument designed to assess teachers' specialized knowledge for comprehension instruction in the context of discussion. CoLTS is a paper-and-pencil test that engages teachers in analyzing a text to identify the most…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Decoding (Reading), Teaching Methods
THE ROLE OF THE READING COORDINATOR.
MCNEIL, SHIRLEY – 1965
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE READING COORDINATOR'S TASK IS CONCERNED WITH CORRECTIVE WORK IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. COORDINATORS SERVE AS CONSULTANTS TO TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, THEY MAY BE EXPECTED TO WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS OF UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO MOTIVATE AND STIMULATE THEM TO MEET SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME DEGREE OF SUCCESS. WORK MAY INVOLVE GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Guidance, Language Arts, Reading Consultants
Hearing on H.R. 6, the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1993. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (Oakland, Michigan, May 1, 1993).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which since 1965 has provided the bulk of federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and related programs. Much of the testimony was from Michigan school administrators, teachers, and educational specialists who…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid