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Direct linkWalton, James P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The American public school curriculum has narrowed as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Music is being eliminated in public schools so more time and resources can be spent on "tested" subjects like reading and math. However, research has shown that both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of music may improve reading…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Music Education
Download full textMaryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1975
This pamphlet outlines various activities and decisions implemented by the Maryland State Reading Plan. "Maryland's Reading Groups" discusses the four groups formed to focus on the general field of reading and its improvement. "The State Reading Plan" looks at the seven goals of the plan, objectives adopted for helping students…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading, Reading Improvement
Foran, James V. – 1977
This practicum report describes the planning and implementation of a program to improve scores on the Basic Skills Reading Mastery Test at a senior high school that has been experiencing a decline in standardized test scores in recent years. A variety of strategies were used by the principal to make the improvement of reading skills a total staff…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Functional Reading, High Schools, Parent Participation
Holowenzak, Stephen P. – 1979
This is the second of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is divided into five parts. The first part contains a discussion of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Improvement Programs
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1979
This is the first of three volumes that constitute the final evaluation report of Project STAR (State Technical Assistance Resources), an undertaking of the Maryland State Department of Education designed to help 36 elementary schools improve their reading programs. This volume is essentially descriptive and is divided into seven parts. The first…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Larson, John C.; Raber, Suzanne M. – 1986
This two-volume report on the progress of the Instructional Program in Reading/Language Arts (IPR/LA) in the Montgomery County, Maryland schools presents a brief overview of the study design, methodology, findings, recommendations, background data, and statistical analysis tables. Volume I of the report begins with an Executive Summary of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis
