Artificial intelligence has recently seen tremendous growth, and been applied to several fields, including the second-language domain. In this article, we share an innovative practice based on one of potential artificial intelligence technologies for second-language teaching and learning -- artificial intelligence-based content generator, which…

Success for All (SFA), one of the best-known school reform models, aims to improve the reading skills of all children but is especially directed at schools that serve large numbers of students from low-income families. First implemented in 1987, SFA combines a challenging reading program, whole-school reform elements, and an emphasis on continuous…

Success for All (SFA), one of the best-known school reform models, aims to improve the reading skills of all children but is especially directed at schools that serve large numbers of students from low-income families. First implemented in 1987, SFA combines a challenging reading program, whole-school reform elements, and an emphasis on continuous…

First implemented in 1987, Success for All (SFA) is one of the best-known and most thoroughly evaluated school reform models. It combines three basic elements: (1) Reading instruction that emphasizes phonics for beginning readers and comprehension for students at all levels, and that is characterized by a highly structured curriculum, an emphasis…

"Success for All" (SFA) is one of the best known and thoroughly evaluated school reform models. Further evaluation of the initiative is especially important for two reasons. First, the program model has continued to evolve over time, with a greater emphasis placed on the use of engaging technology in the classroom and on the deployment…

The use of increasingly more informative evaluations of a single innovation are documented. The innovation, The New Primary Grades Reading System (NRS), was implemented in a variety of settings, and the evaluations track the implementation from the early stages of pilot testing through large-scale adoption of the program. NRS is characterized as…

The difficulty of translating research into practice in education is one of the most important problems in education reform. The problem is not so much that educators are resistant to change; on the contrary, certain kinds of innovation can be widely adopted, and educators are sure to cite research to support whatever innovation they advocate. Yet…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON AN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES FOR TEACHERS WHICH DEMONSTRATED PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING READING. THE INTENT WAS TO BRING TO TEACHERS, WIDELY DISPERSED GEOGRAPHICALLY, SOME NEWER CONCEPTS OF READING INSTRUCTION. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERIES WAS EVALUATED BY MEANS OF OBSERVATIONS OF TEACHERS, REPORTS FROM…

The major purposes of the summer reading program of the Falconer School, funded through ESEA Title I, were (1) to provide remedial assistance in reading to students, and (2) to provide a setting for staff innovation. Individualized instruction was central to the program in which new materials, techniques, and learning conditions were tried. The…

MOST CHILDREN WHO ENTER MADISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ARE BELOW THEIR GRADE LEVELS IN READING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS. THE 1962-63 CORE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS WHO WERE PERFORMING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN BASIC SKILL AREAS. THEY RECEIVED ALL INSTRUCTION IN REQUIRED ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS IN THE…

This paper presents findings of a study that evaluated the impact and institutionalization of Project READ/Inquiring School, a school-reform project for systemic change. The product of collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and several school districts in western Pennsylvania, the project's goals are: (1) to help schools build literacy…

Three functions of educational change and innovation are to hypothesize a solution in a school problem solving process, to meet educational goals more efficiently, and to stimulate interest and progressive development in school personnel. The retrospective study of a five-year implementation of a reading improvement program concluded that this…

This administrator's guide is designed to provide a systematic and objective means of evaluating an ongoing reading program. The procedures outlined recognize the important role of the administrator as the change-agent who initiates, encourages, supports, observes, and evaluates programs. The systems approach simplifies the Generic Planning…

A study reviewed the data on three innovative San Diego, California Unified School District programs: the Reading Recovery program, Turning Point project, and the Hispanic Reading project. The Reading Recovery Program is an intensive, individualized program focused on improving first-grade student reading skills, serving approximately 80 students…

A 4-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN A DISADVANTAGED AREA IN THE ADIRONDACK FOOTHILLS OF NEW YORK. TWO PROJECTS WERE OFFERED, ONE INVOLVING 90 CHILDREN IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 8, AND ANOTHER PROVIDING INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR 75 TEACHERS. THE PROJECT FOR STUDENTS CONSISTED OF CRAFTS, FILMS, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, LISTENING TO RECORDS AND…