Descriptor
Source
Author
| Blendinger, Jack | 1 |
| Brimmer, Kathryn M. | 1 |
| Calvert, Wanda L. | 1 |
| Cipielewski, James F. | 1 |
| Fitzgibbons, Shirley A. | 1 |
| Ouzts, Dan T. | 1 |
| Pavonetti, Linda M. | 1 |
| Sargent, John A. | 1 |
| Smith, Sally A. | 1 |
| Wells, Lauren | 1 |
Publication Type
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Elementary Reading Attitude… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textPavonetti, Linda M.; Brimmer, Kathryn M.; Cipielewski, James F. – 2000
Promoted by effective advertising and disseminated by word of mouth, many schools have adopted Accelerated Reader[R] as a supplementary reading program or as their primary reading program. Accelerated Reader[R]'s philosophy is that by using the system, students are motivated to read more and better books. A study investigated whether seventh grade…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 7, Middle Schools
Wells, Lauren; Blendinger, Jack – 1998
This study investigated during a 2-year period how middle school students spend their time when not in school. Nearly 75 middle school students participated in the study. The subjects' out-of-school activities were first investigated in April of 1997 when subjects were in the fifth grade. The same students were studied again in April 1998 when…
Descriptors: Activities, Behavior Patterns, Individual Activities, Interests
Sargent, John A. – 2002
Whole language reading education is a constructivist view of learning with particular emphasis on the development of literacy. Constructivism asserts that human beings develop concepts through their own intellectual interactions and actions with the world. In whole language reading classrooms acceptance of learners means that the whole language…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Ouzts, Dan T.; Calvert, Wanda L. – 1996
Noting that an important trend in middle school reading instruction has been the increased use of literature and trade books, this paper suggests that using Caldecott Medal and Honor books in the middle school classroom is an effective way to expose students to high quality literature. The paper notes that promoting the use of such books also aids…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Art Appreciation, Black Culture, Class Activities
Smith, Sally A. – 1997
A study examined critical literacy and how texts, transactions, and talk enabled girls to examine their positions as readers and negotiate their identities in relation to novel characters and one another. Participants were eight sixth-grade girls of European American, African American, and Latina backgrounds and the participant researcher, a white…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Black Students, Early Adolescents, Females
Fitzgibbons, Shirley A. – 1997
A longitudinal study of student reading attitudes was conducted in 30 schools (20 elementary, 10 middle) using the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey instrument (ERAS). The instrument tested attitudes toward both recreational reading and academic/school reading as part of the Reading Excitement and Paperbacks Project (REAP). REAP participant…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Instructional Program Divisions, Junior High Schools
