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Direct linkMoratelli, Katelyn; DeJarnette, Nancy K. – Reading Teacher, 2014
Literacy assessment scores in an urban 5th grade classroom left much to be desired. In this diverse classroom population, typical urban distractions such as poverty, crime, English as a second language, and lack of parental support contribute to extremely low literacy scores. This classroom study examined the effects of implementing clickers, a…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Urban Schools
Peck, Sharon M. – Reading Teacher, 2010
Based on a longitudinal ethnographic and phenomenological inquiry, this paper explores the change process that led Quest from being a marginal school to one of the highest achieving elementary schools in their large, urban district. Moving from textbook-led instruction to an inquiry-based curriculum allowed teachers to rethink their pedagogy and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Reading Achievement, Inquiry, Active Learning
Scott, Jerrie L.; Teale, William H. – Reading Teacher, 2010
This column brings to the attention of "RT" readers the hot topic of redesigning teacher education programs. Featured are interviews with professionals involved in a statewide redesign initiative in Tennessee, the Ready2Teach (R2T) program. The interviews highlight major changes in how teacher education programs are being transformed to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Problem Based Learning
Reading Teacher, 2008
How many times have researchers and professional developers approached you or your school with "the answer" to improving literacy achievement? How did it work out? If changes occurred during the engagement with these outside partners, what remained after the project ended? Did such efforts lead to lasting change and improvement in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Demonstration Programs, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Teale, William H.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Reading Teacher, 2007
An innovative, technology-enabled elementary school literacy program was implemented in a large urban school district. The program revolved around having student-adult pen pals read the same books and correspond about them. Statistical comparisons showed that program classrooms outperformed students in comparison classrooms on the SAT-9…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement, Literacy Education
Peer reviewedMacGinitie, Walter H. – Reading Teacher, 1973
Examines bias in testing, especially in relation to the goals of reading. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Readability, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits
Teale, William H.; Paciga, Kathleen A.; Hoffman, Jessica L. – Reading Teacher, 2007
Addressing beginning reading instruction in urban schools, this article proposes that a curriculum gap exists in many K-3 classrooms that operate under the guidelines of the No Child Left Behind Act and Reading First. The authors make a case for the inclusion of systematic and sustained instruction in comprehension, content knowledge, and writing…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Beginning Reading, Federal Legislation, Reading Skills
Tatum, Alfred W. – Reading Teacher, 2004
A reading specialist who worked in a high-poverty urban elementary school that initially did not have an exemplary reading program provides seven lessons that can serve as a guidepost for other reading specialists. Several approaches that led to improved reading achievement of upper elementary school children are described. The seven lessons, when…
Descriptors: Specialists, Reading Consultants, Reading Programs, Poverty
Peer reviewedHoover, Mary Rhodes – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes successful black schools where students do read at grade level. (MKM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Literature, Black Students, Group Instruction
