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Sirad Shirdon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative study explores the transition to kindergarten special education of four Somali autistic children in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This dissertation answers a single, two-part research question: What aspects of the transition to kindergarten process do stakeholders find facilitate the transition process? What parts of the transition do…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Kindergarten, Special Education
Thomas, Nicole A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Students, who are at risk of academic failure, are reading and achieving below their grade level yet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that all students perform on or above grade level. Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Education Program (NAEP) showed that 37% of fourth graders across the United States are reading below grade…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Federal Legislation, Academic Failure, Reading Achievement
Day-Meeks, Angel LaKease – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigated the implementation and impact of Reading First programs in 8 elementary schools across the state of Mississippi. The study assessed how principals, literacy coaches, and kindergarten through third grade teachers perceived the implementation of the Reading First program at their respective schools. Data from these three…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Educational Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Reading Tests