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Popwell, Emma Pace – 1988
A study examined the kindergarten placement decisions of elementary school principals and the extent to which the grouping patterns persisted into the first grade. Subjects, 555 nonpreschool attenders who were enrolled in kindergarten at 22 elementary schools, were randomly selected from each strata of low, medium, and high student eligibility for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 1, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Kindergarten
Greenewald, M. Jane; And Others – 1973
A study was carried out to discover if readers responded affectively to the connotative meanings of certain words and if better readers were more or less responsive to these connotations than were average or poor readers. A total of 120 students in five intact eleventh grade classes completed semantic differential scales to measure both individual…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Comparative Analysis, Critical Reading, Emotional Response
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services. – 2000
Beginning in 1999, all of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) had to be aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. This handbook describes the PSSA reading assessment. It contains samples and instructions for developing assessment items for grades 5, 8, and 11. Although designed for teachers, the Handbook is meant to be a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Reading Achievement
Durley, Jill; Emlen, Rita; Knox, Kimberly; Meeker, Marcia; Rhea, Peggy – 2001
This report describes a program implemented to improve reading comprehension in the content areas. The targeted population will consist of students in grades two, three, four, and five, in five midwestern schools, four public and one private. The problem of poor comprehension will be documented through test scores, parent and student surveys, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Metacognition
Baumgartner, Traci; Lipowski, Mary Beth; Rush, Christy – 2003
This study describes a program designed to improve reading achievement. The targeted population consisted of primary and middle school students in two communities in northern Illinois. Both communities were suburbs of a major metropolitan area and the status of family incomes ranged from low to middle levels. Evidence for the existence of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle Schools, Phonemic Awareness
Neale, Marie D. – 1999
Following the style of the 1958 original, this third edition of the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability is both a standardized attainment test and a diagnostic test for readers of all ages and thus can be used to assess reading progress objectively as well as to obtain structured diagnostic observations of an individual's reading behavior. It…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Ability
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1997
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 30, this "questions booklet" presents 70 multiple choice test items based on 8 reading selections in the accompanying readings booklet. After instructions for students, the booklet presents the multiple choice items which test students' comprehension of the poetry,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Drama, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1997
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 30, this "readings booklet" presents 8 reading selections from fiction and nonfiction. After instructions for students, the booklet presents (1) Robert Penn Warren's poem "Summer Afternoons and Hypnosis"; (2) an excerpt from an interview with William…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Drama, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Leslie, Lauren; Caldwell, JoAnne – 1995
Based on current research in reading, this book presents an informal reading inventory designed to assess reading ability at emergent through junior high levels. It includes narrative and expository passages at each level, questions to assess prior knowledge, and word lists. It focuses assessment on specific questions regarding word…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Informal Reading Inventories, Junior High Schools
Morris, Linda L. – 1998
This report describes a program for increasing connections between curricula, and increasing consistency between classrooms in classroom management techniques in order to increase student self-esteem, reading level, and academic success. The targeted population consisted of 67 ninth-grade students in a growing middle class community in northern…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Grade 9
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1987
Based on an integrated approach to reading instruction, this report of the 1985 Manitoba Reading Assessment includes a reading survey test, with an individual measure of listening-speaking and oral and silent reading performance, a reading interest inventory, and a teacher questionnaire. The 1985 Assessment also re-administered selected items from…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Listening
Nerenz, Anne G. – 1980
This is one of a series of reports which provide definitions of and descriptive data on the variables used in the Comparative Study of Phase IV of the Individually Guided Education (IEG) Evaluation Project. Phase IV investigated three curriculum programs specifically designed to be compatible with instructional programming for the individual…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Grade 2
Ladousa, Kathleen R. – 1988
A study examined the effect of parental involvement in the reading achievement of fourth grade students. Subjects, 12 students of above- and below-average reading levels from an inner-city school, were given a variety of surveys and letters to be taken home to their parents. Parents were encouraged to participate actively and were offered specific…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Parent Attitudes, Parent Conferences
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1984
The reading learning objectives contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum" which outlines the rules and procedures for implementation of Section 21.101 of the Texas Education Code. These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Lewis, Dawn P. – 2002
This study was conducted to examine teachers' expectations regarding the reading achievement of children from divorced and intact families. Sixty elementary school teachers participated by completing a survey. Four variations for the survey were distributed. Each version differed from the others only to the extent that the introductory statement…
Descriptors: Divorce, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Marital Status
