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Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2012
As increasing numbers of states move to end social promotion of 3rd graders, some are also including interventions to help students learn to read. Oklahoma is one of several states that recently adopted new reading policies that--with limited exceptions--call for 3rd graders to be held back if they flunk a state standardized test. Supporters say…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Social Promotion, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
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Phillips, Deborah A.; Gormley, William T.; Lowenstein, Amy E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
This observational study of 106 pre-K classrooms in Tulsa, Oklahoma provides descriptive data on children's classroom experiences--classroom climate and exposure to academic instruction--and comparisons of Tulsa classrooms with a multi-state sample of pre-K and Head Start classrooms led by comparably educated teachers. We also examined teacher and…
Descriptors: Time Management, Disadvantaged Youth, Parent Participation, Literacy