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Robertson, Victoria A. – 1989
A study examined whether a group of eighth graders whose teacher read orally to them for 10 minutes daily would develop greater interest in reading for pleasure than similar students who did not experience the teacher reading orally to them. Subjects, 36 urban and suburban youngsters, were divided into an experimental and a control sample.…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Independent Reading, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Download full textBinotti, Jo Ann; Hamilton-Gunkel, Jo Anne; Sipple, Dorothy – 2001
This action research project focused on causes for reading deficiencies of the targeted eighth grade students and how those deficiencies affect students' achievement in language arts, science, and mathematics. The targeted population consisted of 30 eighth grade students in a middle-class community located in a suburban area of a large Midwestern…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 8, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High Schools
PDF pending restorationRominski, Carolyn; Vazquez, Magdalena – 1997
A program designed to support English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' achievement when mainstreamed into eighth grade literature and composition classes is described. The approach was implemented in a suburban school, in which some ESL students lacked the skills to achieve at grade level in regular composition and literature classes. A high…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
