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Effective Literacy Instructional Strategies in High Academic Growth Classrooms
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Jessup, Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Instruction--the interaction that takes place between students, teachers, and content--is the foundation in which learning occurs. Effective literacy instruction considers the instructional strategies and foundational teaching components utilized by effective and highly effective teachers during literacy in classrooms of high academic growth. The…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Improving Reading for Secondary Students through a Focused Program Emphasizing Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension: An Action Research Study
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Arkanoff, Richard A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative study examined the data collected from the students who participated in a reading intervention and compared their growth rate after one year of implementation to their growth rate prior to the intervention. The study was conducted in an affluent school corporation located in Indiana. The study evaluated the effectiveness of this…
Descriptors: Reading, Reading Instruction, Action Research, Reading Improvement
The Relationship between Reading Fluency and Mathematical Word Problem Solving: An Exploratory Study
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Walker, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study examined the relationship between Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) scores and mathematics problem solving scores. The reading fluency scores were obtained from the Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) assessment. The mathematics problem solving scores were obtained from the Indiana State Test of Education Progress Plus…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Reading Achievement
Retention as a State Policy Mandate: IREAD in Indiana
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Stubbs, Velinda F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The interpretation of Indiana Public Law 109 and subsequent policy adopted by the Indiana Department of Education resulted in the Indiana State Board of Education mandating circumstances implemented during the 2011-2012 school year regarding grade level retention of Grade 3 students. IREAD-3, a standardized, gateway assessment, was administered to…
Descriptors: State Legislation, State Policy, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students