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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Read Naturally" is designed to improve reading fluency using a combination of books, audio-tapes, and computer software. This program includes three main strategies: repeated reading of English text for oral reading fluency development, teacher modeling of story reading, and systematic monitoring of student progress by teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Story Reading, Reading Fluency, Second Language Learning
Passman, Roger; Duran-Klenclo, Peggy – 2002
This study analyzed rural Texas teachers commitment to purposeful change through active participation in a teacher study group, the Reflective Practice Discussion Group (RPDG). The RPDG involved focused, rule-governed discussion that examined how to support teachers engaged in purposeful change. The fundamental professional concern of the project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Discussion Groups
Morales, Cesareo; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) questionnaire was administered to 978 elementary and middle school teachers from Mexico City, and 932 elementary and middle school teachers from the Dallas, Texas, metroplex in the USA, in order to examine self-efficacy similarities and differences for technology proficiency self-appraisals in a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Middle School Teachers
ENGMAN, JOHN DAVID – 1962
THIS REPORT IS A COMPILATION OF STUDIES ON SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS IN SCHOOL PLANNING AND OPERATION. A RELATIONSHIP IS SHOWN BETWEEN CURRICULUM, PERSONNEL AND AUXILIARY SERVICES IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS. THE REPORT INCLUDES PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF SUCH AREAS AS--NONINSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL POLICIES, CUSTODIAL SERVICES,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Facility Utilization Research, Health Facilities, High Schools
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1971
This document analyzes and evaluates data to compare educational program inputs with program results in Texas. School district superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers completed questionnaires concerning school organizational patterns, size, and services; facility conditions; student background, absences, behavior, and performance; and…
Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Schools, Evaluation, Federal Aid

Brink, Susan G.; Nader, Philip R. – Journal of School Health, 1984
A health screening program, piloted in 14 school districts in Texas from 1977 to 1979, was evaluated to determine the outcome of the screenings. Questions concerning the effectiveness of comprehensive health screening in the schools are raised. (Author/CJB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health
Byrd, Jimmy K. – 2001
This study was conducted to: (1) determine if the intercession calendar, an alternative calendar that reduces the total school year for students who do not need remediation, positively impacts overall student achievement; (2) to assess the explanatory ability of the intercession model in accounting for student academic achievement variability; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Remedial Instruction
Schweke, William – School Administrator, 2006
This article discusses the inspiring achievements of Zavala and Ortega Elementary Schools. These two schools are examples of "smart money," public dollars that are invested and generate a high societal return, measurable in real, quantifiable results for workers, businesses and society. The author explores ways in improving school…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Elementary Schools
Fletcher, Donna – AACE Journal, 2006
The practice of integrating technology into classroom instruction is mandated by the State of Texas (TEA, 2005, http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/index.html). Using a self-report survey, this study investigated technology integration practices on two elementary campuses in a suburban, small-town independent school district, which resides on the…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
Booher-Jennings, Jennifer – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Test-based accountability systems aim to direct the behavior of educators toward the improvement of student achievement. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act codified accountability as the national educational blueprint, requiring schools to increase test scores incrementally so that all students are proficient in reading and math by 2014. Yet,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High Stakes Tests, Ethnography, Accountability
Dominguez De Ramirez, Romilia; Shapiro, Edward S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
This study examined whether oral reading fluency in a child's first language (Spanish) as assessed by Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) was related to oral reading fluency in a second language (English) and whether Spanish oral reading fluency probes administered in the fall were predictive of English oral reading fluency outcomes for spring of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Curriculum Based Assessment, Bilingualism, Bilingual Education
Carruth, Irby B. – 1969
The implementation of the Science - A Process Approach in more than 70 school districts (about 9,000 elementary school classrooms) in the state of Texas is described in this report. The following objectives were established for the implementation project: demonstrate a curriculum innovation in science; demonstrate an inservice education program…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education

Gish, Theodore G. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Experiments, Elementary Schools, FLES

Elsner, Priscilla Jo – School Science and Mathematics, 1973
Reports the results of a survey of the opinions of 259 teachers regarding a criterion referenced assessment conducted in Texas during the 1971-72 school year. (JR)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
Kroeker, Lois Hokanson – School Library Journal, 1989
Describes a survey of West Texas elementary schools that examined the amount of time media specialists spend teaching. The findings indicate that the scheduling issue is secondary to the fact that many schools share or do not have a certified library media specialist. The reasons for this situation and recommendations for improvement are…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Flexible Scheduling, Learning Resources Centers