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Raising Reading Achievement in an "At Risk", Low Socioeconomic, Multicultural Intermediate School
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Fletcher, Jo; Grimley, Michael; Greenwood, Janinka; Parkhill, Faye – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
This article focuses on a multicultural, low socioeconomic, intermediate school that over the 4 years of this longitudinal, qualitative, case study made substantial positive shifts in developing a more effective learning environment and improving students' reading achievement. The study found that the factors appearing to have the most influence…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Low Income Groups, Intermediate Grades, Longitudinal Studies
What Are the School-Wide Strategies that Support Sustained, Regular and Effective Instructional Reading Programmes for 10-13-Year-Old Students? A New Zealand Experience
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Fletcher, Jo; Grimley, Michael; Greenwood, Janinka; Parkhill, Faye – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
There is a significant body of international research indicating that reading instruction does not consistently occur in the final years of primary schooling and progress drops-off as students move through the schooling system. This paper uses case study research to investigate the interactions and the self-perceptions of five literacy leaders,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Reading Processes, Vocabulary Development