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Rethinking Response to Intervention at Middle and High School
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L. – School Psychology Review, 2010
This article presents the authors' response to Sharon Vaughn and colleagues' article "Response to Intervention for Middle School Students With Reading Difficulties: Effects of a Primary and Secondary Intervention." In Vaughn et al. article, a study in which they provided professional development to content area teachers, with the goal of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Grade 6
Middle School Students with Reading Disabilities.
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McCray, Audrey Davis – Reading Teacher, 2001
Comments on the nature of the reading enterprise for middle school students with reading-related learning disabilities as perceived by a cohort of sixth-grade students with reading disabilities. Reflects upon intervention programs in place for struggling middles school readers. Considers how to teach young adolescents with reading disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Grade 6, Intervention, Middle Schools
Explanations of Reading Comprehension: Schema Theory and Critical Thinking Theory.
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Norris, Stephen P.; Phillips, Linda M. – Teachers College Record, 1987
The verbalized thinking of two sixth grade children while reading is analyzed using schema theory. An outline of a critical thinking theory is given and contrasted with schema theory. Conclusions for reading theoreticians are discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Comprehension
Analyzing a Critical-Thinking Reading Lesson.
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Commeyras, Michelle – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1990
Presents a qualitative analysis of a transcript of a critical-thinking reading lesson designed for sixth grade students. The analysis illustrates the relationship between critical thinking and reading comprehension and demonstrates that critical thinking can be promoted in everyday classroom instruction using regular classroom materials. (JD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Directed Reading Activity
Learning from Television and Books: A Dutch Replication Study Based on Salomon's Model.
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Beentjes, Johannes W. J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1989
Discussion of the amount of mental effort children invest in television viewing versus book reading focuses on a Dutch study based on Salomon's model and his studies with children in Israel and the United States. The depth of information processed is discussed, and differences in results are examined. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Evaluation of Early Entrance to Kindergarten [and] Handwriting and Reading Comprehension: Three Studies.
Hilderbrand, John A.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1983
The first part of this document presents the results of a survey of early entrance testing procedures in 25 Florida districts and details teacher ratings of 486 first-grade and 154 kindergarten students whose entrance test results had permitted them to enter kindergarten a year earlier than other students with birthdays between October and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Cursive Writing, Early Admission
Increasing Junior High School Students' Social Studies Concept Attainment through Reading Comprehension Activities.
Tyrell, Jean – 1983
Ways in which social studies teachers can help students in grades 6, 7, and 8 improve their reading comprehension and understanding of social studies ideas and concepts are discussed, and sample reading comprehension activities are provided. First, teachers must choose a textbook with readability and concept levels appropriate for their students.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Grade 6