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Adams, Brittany; Kaczmarczyk, Annemarie Bazzo – Reading Horizons, 2023
This article describes design-based research undertaken by two teacher educators to support elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) in integrating culturally responsive teaching practices with reading methods. The study described was motivated by calls for teacher preparation programs to be more intentional about supporting PSTs in synthesizing…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Assignments, Teacher Education Programs
Buelow, Stephanie – Reading Horizons, 2016
This critical participatory action research study sought to understand what happens when students' interest and experiences with popular culture are integrated into a standards-based sixth grade English language arts curriculum. Multiple data sources were analyzed using the theoretical concept of third space. Findings showed that (a) a democratic,…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Academic Discourse, Literacy Education, Literacy
Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Blanch, Norine; Gurjar, Nandita – Reading Horizons, 2017
Writing circles are "small groups... meeting regularly to share drafts, choose common writing topics, practice positive response, and in general, help each other become better writers" (Vopat, 2009, p. 6). In this exploratory study, writing circles were employed with elementary teacher candidates in hopes of enhancing their perceptions…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Preservice Teachers, Writing Workshops, Writing Skills
Jaeger, Elizabeth – Reading Horizons, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were adopted by most states by 2010. Yet, many teachers still lack confidence in their ability to integrate these standards into their classroom instruction and this uncertainty undermines their effectiveness. This article presents findings from a study of a fourth grade literacy curriculum informed by the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Grade 4, Literacy, Reading Instruction
Collins, Gingere; Norris, Jan – Reading Horizons, 2017
This study explored whether presenting grammar instruction within the context of reading and writing would improve writing skills. The participating schools were using a traditional grammar instruction in which grammar lessons were predominately taught using worksheets and were presented separately from other reading and writing activities. This…
Descriptors: Grammar, Worksheets, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills
Roy-Campbell, Zaline M. – Reading Horizons, 2013
With the increasing numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in schools across the United States, most teachers will have these students in their classrooms in the near future if not already. Due to the wide diversity of ELL students, all classroom teachers must be equipped to work with these students. This study presents the findings of a…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, English Language Learners, Teacher Educator Education, Language Arts
Peterson, Katie – Reading Horizons, 2016
The merits of decentralized small groups has been questioned in literature and by practicing teachers; thus this study shows the academic and identity work children do as they attempt to make meaning in these spaces. This study explores the affordances and drawbacks of decentralized small group discussion contexts in a multiage (3rd/4th) grade…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
Wilson, Nance S.; Kelley, Michelle J. – Reading Horizons, 2010
This article describes a pilot study conducted with 10 identified avid adolescent readers who completed the Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (AMRP) (Pitcher, Albright, DeLaney, Walker, Seunarienesingh, & Moggie, 2007) that includes both a survey to determine students' self-concept and value of reading and an interview that sheds light on what…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Misconceptions, Adolescents
Paige, David D. – Reading Horizons, 2011
Research continues to suggest that adolescents struggle with reading, indicating that much work remains to ensure that all students read at levels consistent with the skills required for academic achievement (Biancarosa & Snow, 2006). This article investigates whole class choral reading (WCCR) within the context of a sixth-grade language arts…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Oral Reading, Grade 6
Perkins, J. Helen; Cooter, Kathleen – Reading Horizons, 2013
In order to systemically improve student achievement in elementary literacy, a large urban school district partnered with a local university to develop a model for high-quality professional development that hopefully would result in long-term changes in teachers' literacy instructional/practices. Schools were selected based on their Adequate…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Literacy, Literacy Education, Professional Development
Stange, Terrence V.; Wyant, Susan L. – Reading Horizons, 2008
Learning to read and write and achieve good conduct are crucial in the primary grades. One teacher from a state in the Midwest implemented poetry with her second grade students to guide classroom conduct and improve literacy. This article discusses poetry as a literature genre, the benefits of poetry, and poetry curriculum where children read and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Classroom Techniques, Literacy Education, Grade 2

Foley, Louis – Reading Horizons, 1974
Rejects the arguments for spelling reform, concluding that English spelling follows a system which is about as nearly phonetic as it needs to be. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English, Language Acquisition, Language Arts

Dynak, David – Reading Horizons, 1995
Suggests that this themed issue may help readers navigate some of the tricky currents that confront educators in an increasingly diverse population of learners. Introduces the articles in the themed issue. (RS)
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts

Buelke, Eleanor – Reading Horizons, 1979
Explores the child's use of language and suggests way to promote language development in the classroom. (MKM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Usage

Kendall, Janet Ross – Reading Horizons, 1979
Describes how to use a "natural language" technique that makes use of stories that contain predictable language patterns (such as those with words that are repeated or that rhyme) in teaching beginning reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Books, Childrens Literature, Language Arts