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Identification of Summer School Effects by Comparing the In- and Out-of-School Growth Rates of Struggling Early Readers
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Zvoch, Keith; Stevens, Joseph J. – Elementary School Journal, 2015
A one-group repeated-treatment design was used to examine the academic year and summer oral reading fluency outcomes for students attending a district-sponsored summer literacy program (N = 250). Piecewise growth models applied to longitudinal data obtained during the first and second grade and over the course of the intervening summer revealed…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Summer Programs, Reading Difficulties, Grade 1
Validating Craft Knowledge: An Empirical Examination of Elementary-Grade Students' Performance on an Informal Reading Assessment
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Morris, Darrell; Bloodgood, Janet W.; Perney, Jan; Frye, Elizabeth M.; Kucan, Linda; Trathen, Woodrow; Ward, Devery; Schlagal, Robert – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This longitudinal study investigated children's performance on several informal reading and spelling tasks. Students (n = 274) in a rural North Carolina county were assessed across grades 2 to 6 on the following measures: isolated word recognition (timed and untimed), oral reading accuracy, reading comprehension, reading rate, and spelling.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Rethinking the Role of Oral Reading in Basal Instruction.
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Hoffman, James V. – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Reports a study of reading instruction in low-ability basal reading groups. Develops and validates a procedure for effective use of oral reading, which, in contrast to practices recommended by basal reader publishers, focuses on reading comprehension and encourages development of fluent, expressive writing. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Feedback, Grade 2