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Zacamy, Jenna; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Lin, Li; Newman, Denis – Empirical Education Inc., 2014
In October 2010, WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) won an i3 "Validation" grant to scale up and validate the Reading Apprenticeship (RA) model in three core secondary content area classes: U.S. history, biology, and English language arts. SLI's proposal stated two goals. Goal 1: To transform academic literacy teaching and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Zacamy, Jenna; Newman, Denis; Lin, Li; Jaciw, Andrew P. – Empirical Education Inc., 2015
In October 2010, WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) won an i3 "Validation" grant to scale up and validate the Reading Apprenticeship (RA) model in three core secondary content area classes: U.S. history, biology, and English language arts. SLI's proposal stated two goals. Goal 1: To transform academic literacy teaching and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Fidelity, Sustainability, Literacy
Bernadowski, Carianne – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2013
Literature circles and book clubs have become a popular instructional literacy strategy. In recent years, educators attempt to motivate students to read more in quantity and quality at an early age. A case study design was utilized that required undergraduate education majors to participate in literature circles reading historical fiction and…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement, Content Area Reading
Zacamy, Jenna; Gray, Sophia; Jaciw, Andrew; Newman, Denis – Empirical Education Inc., 2013
In October 2010, WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) won an i3 "Validation" grant to scale up and validate the Reading Apprenticeship (RA) model in three core secondary content area classes: U.S. history, biology, and English language arts. SLI's proposal stated two goals. Goal 1: To transform academic literacy teaching and…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, Content Area Reading
SARTAIN, HARRY W. – 1964
WHEN THEY INDIVIDUALIZE READING INSTRUCTION, TEACHERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT CHILDREN ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND THAT CONTINUOUS APPRAISAL OF EACH CHILD'S ATTRIBUTES AND NEEDS IS IMPERATIVE. TEACHERS SHOULD UTILIZE INFORMAL EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR APPRAISING GROWTH IN READING SKILLS. READINESS FOR BEGINNING READING IS DETERMINED BY OBSERVING PERSONAL…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Individual Differences, Individualized Reading, Observation