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O' Brien, Trevor – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2019
In this paper, the views of young children towards school in Ireland are presented. The six children at the centre of the study each had a diagnosis of dyslexia and attended a reading school. The project aimed to build on previous research pertaining to the experiences of children with dyslexia in special settings. As the topic of student voice…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Educational Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Dyslexia
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Hall, Christine; Jones, Susan – Literacy, 2016
In this paper, we present a case study of a philanthropic literacy initiative, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a book-gifting scheme for under 5s, and consider the impact of the scheme on literacy policy in the English city where it was introduced. We bring four lenses to bear on the case study. First, we analyse the operation of the scheme in…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Case Studies
Ohle, Kathryn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study is to share teachers' perceptions of their and other stakeholders' roles and influence during the implementation of an instructional policy, the Targeted Reading Intervention (TRI), and its success. The TRI is a professional development (PD) program that uses a diagnostic reading model, a suggested set of reading…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Reading Programs
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Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda; Samway, Katharine Davies; Cifka-Herrera, Carrie – Language Policy, 2010
In an effort to reverse the reading crisis purported to plague public education, schools and districts are mandating prescriptive reading programs and teacher-centered instructional practices in hopes of improving the academic achievement of minority students, including English learners (ELs). The wide-spread implementation of these programs in…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Student Interests, Second Language Learning
Barclay, D. J., Ed. – 1970
The three position papers included in this publication are concerned with the broad area of illiteracy, with each individual paper presenting a specific point of view. The first paper, "The Costs of Illiteracy," discusses several complex relationships between illiteracy and its economic consequences for the illiterate citizen and for the country.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Policy, Illiteracy, Literacy Education
Hayes, Bernard L., Ed.; Camperell, Kay, Ed. – 1989
Articles in this yearbook address the problems associated with how reading research informs practice. Articles, listed with their authors, are as follows: (1) "Reading Research into Policy and Practice: Practitioner's Viewpoint" (Deborah L. Thompson); (2) "Michigan's Reading Program: A Decade of Change" (Elaine M. Weber); (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation