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Dual Language Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom. National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) Series
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Howes, Carollee, Ed.; Downer, Jason T., Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
The school readiness of young dual language learners depends on high-quality preschool programs that meet their needs--but how should schools promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages? Find out what the research says in this authoritative resource, which investigates the experiences of dual language learners in preschool…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Low Income, Preschool Education
USE OF THE ILLINOIS TEST OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ABILITIES AS A READINESS MEASURE.
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SLOBODZIAN, EVELYN B. – 1968
THE ILLINOIS TEST OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ABILITIES, A TEST DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AGED 3-9, IS OF VALUE TO THE KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST-GRADE TEACHER IN DIAGNOSING FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMEDIATION, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES WHERE DISADVANTAGED AREAS EXIST. FROM ITS USE, THE TEACHER CAN DETERMINE BACKGROUND INADEQUACIES, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF A…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary School Students, Individual Development
Do New Parents Know What Developmental Activities Should Be Employed during Their Child's Early Years to Facilitate Reading Readiness?
Suchorsky, Kathleen A. – 1983
A survey questionnaire consisting of 14 multiple-choice questions was prepared in order to measure parents' knowledge in the area of reading readiness skills and to determine their views of themselves as their children's teachers. The questionnaire was distributed to 160 middle-class parents residing in New Jersey. A total of 123 responded.…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Education, Parent Role, Preschool Children
ARE READING READINESS MATERIALS NECESSARY IN THE FIRST GRADE.
FRY, EDWARD – 1965
A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF READING READINESS MATERIALS ARE NECESSARY IN THE FIRST GRADE REVEALS THAT THEY ARE NOT. THE EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF A SUBURBAN MIDDLE CLASS COMMUNITY IN NEW JERSEY. TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED IN SEPTEMBER TO ALL PUPILS OF THE FIRST GRADE. NO READING INSTRUCTION HAD BEEN GIVEN IN KINDERGARTEN AND NO…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Instructional Materials
EVEN AFTER KINDERGARTEN, WHAT IF THEY'RE STILL NOT READY.
1965
THE FLUID 1-2 PROGRAM IN THE PLAINFIELD, N.J., ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS BRIEFLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO AFTER COMPLETING KINDERGARTEN HAVE READINESS PROBLEMS WHICH WILL HINDER THEIR DOING FIRST GRADE WORK. THE AIMS OF THE FLEXIBLE AND INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED PROGRAM ARE (1) TO HELP THE CHILD ADJUST TO THE…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grade 1, Individualized Instruction, Kindergarten Children
HOW CAN READING BE TAUGHT TO EDUCABLE ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ.
BOYLE, RUTH C. – 1959
A READING PROGRAM WAS STUDIED AND TESTED FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS WHO READ SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW EXPECTANCY. THIS REPORT REFLECTS AN ORIGINAL ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM ONLY FOR THOSE EDUCABLES WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO READ. THIS PLAN WAS DISCONTINUED WHEN PRELIMINARY SCREENING REVEALED ONLY A FEW NONREADERS AMONG THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Background, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis
The Abbott Districts in 2005-06: Progress and Challenges, Spring 2006
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Hirsch, Lesley – Education Law Center, 2006
New Jersey's urban--or "Abbott"--schools have improved at the preschool and elementary school level, but lag when it comes to middle and high school performance. These are the key findings of an Abbott Indicators Project report entitled, "The Abbott Districts in 2005-06: Progress and Challenges." The report was prepared by…
Descriptors: Reading Readiness, Dropout Programs, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention