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Rosene, Lily – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Lily Rosene began her teaching career in 2020 when COVID-19 derailed her career plans and anearby school was desperate for teachers. She entered her first 9th-grade English classroom without a clear understanding of her students or the curriculum. However, she knew reading was important to any English classroom, so she decided to make silent…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Grade 9, English Instruction
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Smith, Nichole; Day, Barbara – Educational Forum, 2013
A recent decline in reading has become a major issue, as Americans are not reading out of necessity or as a leisure activity. In addition, a connection has been found between children's leisure reading habits and their level of academic achievement, causing even more concern. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Recreational Reading, Reading Skills, Reading Habits
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Pyne, Kimberly B. – Educational Leadership, 2012
The lobby of the college building echoes with the noise of teenagers milling around a table filled with books. Hands flutter over the bright covers, picking them up, flipping them over, thumbing through pages. Welcome to an Elon Academy Saturday at break time, the mid-point pause in this monthly gathering of the more than 70 student participants…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Secondary Education, College Readiness, First Generation College Students