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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which since 1965 has provided the bulk of federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and related programs. Much of the testimony was from Michigan school administrators, teachers, and educational specialists who…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedHillerich, Robert L. – Elementary School Journal, 1974
Presents ideas and guidelines to those who are involved in the difficult task of selecting a reading program for their school districts. Includes a checklist for evaluation of skill development. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
Smith, Richard J.; and others – J Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Area Reading, Developmental Reading, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedHansen, Mogens – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1979
This article describes a reading improvement program operating in elementary schools near Copenhagen. Students take an annual reading test. The classroom teacher and the reading specialist review class scores to identify special-needs students and to plan reading program changes. General reading progress has been improved by this method. (SJL)
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Pinette, Clayton, Ed.; Smith, Kent, Ed. – Forum for Reading, 1979
Issued twice yearly, this journal focuses on materials of interest to teachers of reading at the college level. The five articles in this issue deal with the following topics: basic skills instruction, judging the success of college reading programs, the effect of copying or paraphrasing structurally-cued topic sentences on passage comprehension,…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedSturmey, Peter; Crisp, A. G. – Educational Psychology, 1986
Evaluates the Portage Guide to Early Education, making recommendations for its future development. Reviews outcome studies that provide evidence of developmental acceleration for mildly delayed children. Argues that a wider range of dependent variables must be considered to accurately assess Portage's impact on both child and family. (JD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Home Instruction, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship
PDF pending restorationMemory, David; Smith, Elizabeth J. – 1977
This guide is designed to aid schools in establishing a school-wide or system-wide content-area reading program. Guidelines are offered for understanding the learner, and suggestions are given for assessing the needs, abilities, interests, and goals of students. Formulating instructional objectives and procedures includes planning approaches both…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Program Evaluation
MANEY, CATHERINE M.; SULLIVAN, MARGUERITE G.
THE GENERAL AIM IS TO PROVIDE AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM WHICH WILL STIMULATE THE CHILD'S INTEREST IN READING, MOTIVATE HIM TO GREATER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND FOSTER DESIRABLE GROWTH IN THE READING SKILLS AND ABILITIES. TEACHING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE RICH AND VARIED, AND CHILDREN SHOULD BE GROUPED HOMOGENEOUSLY ACCORDING TO READING ABILITY. LESSONS…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Inservice Education, Junior High Schools, Preservice Teacher Education
Grant, Eugene B. – 1969
The respective roles of remedial, corrective, and developmental reading relative to the high school reading program are delineated. The following reasons for reluctance in introducing secondary reading programs are noted: (1) the shortage of trained people to organize the program, (2) the lack of adequate financing, (3) a limited view of the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard J.; Bragstad, M. Bernice – Journal of Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, Field Experience Programs, High School Students
Comstock, Barbara G.; Feeley, Joan T. – 1988
In order to evaluate the M.Ed. in Reading Program at William Paterson College (New Jersey), a study surveyed 56 recent graduates of the program for their responses to three questions: (1) How do graduates evaluate the total program and its components? (2) How "professional" are the graduates? and (3) How well do graduates do in the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Followup Studies, Graduate Study, Higher Education
McGuire, Marion – 1969
A questionnaire survey of reading instruction status in six New England states was part of the New England Educational Assessment Project, representing a joint effort of the six New England State Departments of Education. Questionnaires were mailed to all reading consultants; elementary principals; and kindergarten, first-, and fourth-grade…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 4, Grade 7
Minturn, Stella – 1971
Under the Title I Secondary Reading Program in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, two to four reading consultants were assigned to each building to assist social studies and English teachers in grades 7 through 10. The reading consultants and the secondary reading coordinator were responsible for planning and conducting a monthly inservice…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Content Area Reading, English, Inservice Education
Ramey, Madelaine – 1991
A study was done to determine the 1988-90 sustained gains in reading or mathematics among students in grades two through five in Seattle (Washington). These students were not retained but given compensatory education for 1 of the 2 years through one of the following models: (1) a traditional "pull-out" approach in reading and/or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Askov, Eunice N.; Dupuis, Mary M. – 1981
As part of the work from the Content Area Reading Project (CARP), which focuses on inservice teacher education in content area reading, a study examined the effects of an inservice content area reading program that involved two three-hour workshops per month on the theory and practical application of teaching methods for content area reading…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Area Reading, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
