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Sergio Heriberto Camarillo Arroyo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In recent years, the number of English learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools has rapidly grown, with Hispanic children accounting for more than half of Texas public school students, including pre-kindergarten and early childhood education. ELs continue to demonstrate lower reading achievement in comparison to their native English-speaking peers.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Word Recognition, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonological Awareness
Katina Latrice Simpson-Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The state of Arkansas adopted ACT 1063 in 2017, which was designed to improve reading achievement for all students. Included in the law was the requirement that "curriculum programs that are supported by the science of reading and based on the instruction that is explicit, systematic, cumulative, and diagnostic be implemented (Division of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, African American Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Melina Aurora Pinales – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Latinos comprise a significant portion of the total school enrollment in the U.S., and an increasing share of Latinos are pursuing higher education today. However, Latino students still face many educational barriers, and research has repeatedly demonstrated that Latino children lag their peers in terms of their academic achievement. In addition,…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Reading Achievement, Hispanic American Students, Instructional Innovation
Anastasia Parrish – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The problem this study addressed was whether an intervention, grounded in Reading Recovery strategies, was as effective when used with struggling readers in small groups as it is in 1:1 instruction. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to investigate the differences in student performance between students who received small group…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Intervention, Reading, Reading Difficulties
Frey, Rick Chan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Decodable books based on previous classroom instruction are the most frequently used texts for 1st grade reading instruction in public schools, yet no empirical studies exist demonstrating their efficacy or their benefits for beginning readers. This study attempts to address this gap in the research literature by analyzing the reading behaviors of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Decoding (Reading), Books, Reading Instruction
Reid, Johnnie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The impact of schools and students not meeting academic achievement standards affects the community and the nation's future workforce. This paper examines many of the factors influencing achievement with special attention given to the facts of teacher turnover in the schools. Teacher turnover and the sad state of the academic achievement of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Persistence, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs