Descriptor
Comparative Analysis | 1 |
Educational Change | 1 |
Grade 1 | 1 |
Literacy | 1 |
Low Achievement | 1 |
Poverty | 1 |
Reading Comprehension | 1 |
Reading Improvement | 1 |
Reading Programs | 1 |
Teaching Methods | 1 |
Urban Areas | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Elementary School Journal | 1 |
Author
Hemphill, Lowry | 1 |
Tivnan, Terrence | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Grade 1 | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards | 1 |
Tivnan, Terrence; Hemphill, Lowry – Elementary School Journal, 2005
Low-performing districts have sought to raise student achievement through adoption of schoolwide models for the reform of literacy instruction, a trend that has intensified under the Reading First Act. This study examined literacy achievement for first graders in a large urban district that offered its schools a choice of literacy reform models.…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Educational Change