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Anwaruddin, Sardar M. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
This article is concerned with teachers' engagement with educational research. It presents a subset of data from a larger study, which explored teachers' responses to educational research published in a peer-reviewed journal. In this article, I discuss four ways of reading that the participants employed while addressing the validity and usability…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Instructional Leadership, Holistic Approach, Inservice Teacher Education
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Lovett, Maureen W.; Lacerenza, Lea; De Palma, Maria; Frijters, Jan C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Preliminary efficacy data are reported for a research-based reading intervention designed for struggling readers in high school. PHAST PACES teaches (a) word identification strategies, (b) knowledge of text structures, and (c) reading comprehension strategies. In a quasi-experimental design, 268 intervention and 83 waiting list control students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Standardized Tests
Booth, Nancy M.; Gonzales, Carla L. – Principal Leadership, 2009
Many high school teachers and administrators think that reading instruction belongs in the lower grades. But according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 31% of eighth graders read at or above the proficient level, which means that many are entering high school unprepared for its advanced textbook reading and language…
Descriptors: Non English Speaking, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs