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Direct linkSwain, Kristine D.; Hagaman, Jessica L. – Preventing School Failure, 2020
This 20-year follow-up study examined elementary special educators' use of curriculum-based measurement. Elementary special educators (N = 1,077) in four Midwest states participated in the survey. Results indicated that the overall use of CBM was much higher than 20 years ago with reading CBM as the most prevalent area of monitoring with data used…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Data Use, Curriculum Based Assessment
Richardson, Eileen M. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2016
In a high-school reading class, the author used Reader's Theater as an instructional and motivational strategy for underachieving students. This action research focused on the extent to which implementing Reader's Theater motivated students to read and improve their reading skills. Consistent increases in scores for all students occurred over the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties, High School Students
Wong, Vivian C.; Cook, Thomas D.; Barnett, W. Steven; Jung, Kwanghee – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
Since 1980, the number of state pre-kindergarten (pre-K) programs has more than doubled, with 38 states enrolling more than one million children in 2006 alone. This study evaluates how five state pre-K programs affected children's receptive vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills. Taking advantage of states' strict enrollment policies…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Program Evaluation, Preschool Children
Download full textMcNeese, Beverly D. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
In an age of continual technological advancement, user-friendly software, and consumer demand for the latest upgraded gadget, the ethical and moral discoveries derived from a careful reading of any fictional literature by college students is struggling in the American college classroom. Easy-access information systems, coinciding with the…
Descriptors: College Students, Thinking Skills, Moral Development, Reading Habits
Worley, Jody – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2003
The purpose of this study was to explore levels of academic attainment and performance among students whose course placement test scores identified them as underprepared. It was expected that students who developed college-level reading skills (i.e., remediated) before attempting college-level work would ultimately perform at higher levels and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Persistence, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
Scroggins, John; Powers, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
The Ponca City (Okla.) Public Schools set a higher literacy level as a goal, then developed a comprehensive plan to achieve that goal. A district focus, commitment, professional development for administrators and teachers, assessments to drive instruction, on-site coaching, monitoring, and careful record keeping all contributed to systemic reform.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Literacy Education, Public Schools, Educational Planning
