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Teale, William H.; Zolt, Nina; Yokota, Junko; Glasswell, Kathryn; Gambrell, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
For the past few years the authors have worked in urban public elementary schools to implement literacy instruction that emphasizes higher-level reading, writing, and thinking, while also maintaining instructional focus on the skills of decoding, word recognition, and fluency. Their efforts have involved implementing an initiative called In2Books.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs
Goldhaber, Dan; Hannaway, Jane – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
The research reported here is part of a larger effort focusing on how schools in Florida are responding to a new accountability system with many of the same provisions as NCLB. It briefly describes publicly reported information on school performance in Florida since the inception of the A+ Plan, and then, using evidence gathered from case studies,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Educational Vouchers, Federal Legislation
Adams, Kay Angona; Patton, Michael Q. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Discusses case studies that assessed the effectiveness of a performance-based teacher education curriculum on vocational teacher education programs. (WD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Higher Education