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Gowie-Melchiori, Valerie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study explores how teachers described their perceptions within a mandated reading program, as the program supported reading comprehension skills for students in second, third, and fourth grade at three public elementary schools in Upstate New York. The theoretical foundation of this study was established…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Programs
Jessica Ann Fudge – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study examined how elementary school leaders from K-5 schools in eastern New York addressed contextual factors in implementing and sustaining professional learning communities (PLCs). Senge (1990) posited structures need to be in place to create and facilitate collaborative communities. A complementary position presents…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Elementary Schools, Leadership Effectiveness, Kindergarten
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Ohl, Alisha; Schelly, David; Caramia, Sierra; Gill, Amanpreet; Bennett, Alexandra; Watts, Mary Page – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
We examined transitions occurring throughout the school day in an elementary school, sampling from kindergarten, second grade, and fourth grade classrooms. Unobtrusive observations and descriptive notetaking were used to gather data during six typical school days in the second half of the school year. Data were coded by committee to categorize the…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 4
Mary Elizabeth Pettit – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The ongoing cycle of educational reform in America has led policymakers and educational leaders to prioritize test-based results and de-prioritize noncognitive skills, equitable outcomes, and crucial socio-emotional aspects of schooling (Lynch et al., 2009). Despite the equitable goals outlined in previous education policy reforms, intended…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Leaders, Attitudes, Elementary Education
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Mistretta, Regina M. – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2020
The importance of practical learning environments for developing preservice teachers' (PSTs') dispositions and skills for teaching mathematics is underscored in a growing body of literature. Hence, teacher preparation programs often include methods courses embedded within K-12 schools. Utilized to a lesser extent; however, are campus-based…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Skills
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Russo, Charles – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2018
The following study closely details how the East Moriches Union Free School District made the transition to college and career-ready standards (CCSS), the impact that change had on reading scores for students, and the alteration in attitudes of parents and teachers to the shift in standards. Specifically, this report focuses on the male students…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Reading Achievement
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Mitchell, Alison; Baron, Lauren; Macaruso, Paul – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2018
Screening and monitoring student reading progress can be costly and time consuming. Assessment embedded within the context of online instructional programs can capture ongoing student performance data while limiting testing time outside of instruction. This paper presents two studies that examined the validity of using performance measures from a…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Educational Technology
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Sclafani, Chris; Wickes, Dennis – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
Much research has been conducted on reading levels of elementary school students. Teachers search for learning experiences that lend inclusion to all genders and levels. How does this all lay out for the students? The initial trial of the study looks into the impact and differences of gender and/or reading level on areas such as school enjoyment,…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Student Attitudes, Multivariate Analysis, Educational Practices
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
"Investigations in Number, Data, and Space"[R], published by Pearson Scott Foresman, is an activity-based K-5 mathematics curriculum designed to help students understand number and operations, geometry, data, measurement, and early algebra. Each instructional unit focuses on a particular content area and lasts from two to five-and-a-half…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Elementary School Students
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
"Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Elementary Mathematics" is a core mathematics curriculum for students in prekindergarten through grade 6. The program aims to improve students' understanding of key math concepts through problem-solving instruction, hands-on activities, and math problems that involve reading and writing. The curriculum…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement
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Honig, Alice Sterling; Zdunowski-Sjoblom, Nicole – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Family interviews were conducted with 28 7-12-year-old children who had experienced various forms of bullying and relational aggression by their peers, as well as with their parent and with an older sibling. Interviews explored possible supportive strategies of older siblings, parents, and teachers. All bullied children reported negative feelings…
Descriptors: Interviews, Children, Preadolescents, Bullying
Galluzzo, Charles A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There is a great deal of research supporting Reading Recovery as a successful reading intervention program that assists below level first graders readers in closing the gap in reading at the same level of their average peers. There is a lack of research that analyses the cost-effectiveness of the Reading Recovery program compared to the cost in…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness
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Pfeifer, Jennifer H.; Rubble, Diane N.; Bachman, Meredith A.; Alvarez, Jeannette M.; Cameron, Jessica A.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Ethnic and American identity, as well as positivity and negativity toward multiple social groups, were assessed in 392 children attending 2nd or 4th grade in various New York City neighborhoods. Children from 5 ethnic groups were recruited, including White and Black Americans, as well as recent immigrants from China, the Dominican Republic, and…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 4, Ethnicity, Immigrants
Debraggio, Elizabeth; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Stiefel, Leanna – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2011
Immigration and migration to New York City (NYC) collectively create a dynamic population of students. In this brief the authors use a decade of detailed, longitudinal data on NYC's 1st-8th graders to explore both the "stock" of students enrolled and the "flow" of new entrants in each academic year. Together, these paint a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Immigration, Grade 1, Grade 2
BIEMILLER, ANDREW J.; LEVIN, HARRY – 1965
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF RESPONSE LATENCY AS A BEHAVIORAL INDEX TO READING. CHILDREN IN GRADES 2, 3, AND 4 WERE SHOWN A RANDOMIZED LIST OF 16 WORDS CONSISTING OF EIGHT REAL WORDS AND EIGHT PSEUDOWORDS. THE TIME THEY TOOK TO GIVE A VERBAL RESPONSE TO THE WORD AFTER ITS EXPOSURE WAS MEASURED. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4
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