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Download full textPollock, John S. – 1995
A study examined the effectiveness of the Title 1 Middle School Summer program that provided students at two middle schools in the Columbus, Ohio public school district with background experiences to help them connect learning to living. Mathematics and literacy lessons were developed around travel experiences to museums, zoos, baseball games, Sea…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedWalters, Ken; Gunderson, Lee – Reading Teacher, 1985
Indicates that hearing stories read aloud in their native languages did not interfer with ESL children's reading achievement in English, and there were many benefits from having parents read those stories in a school setting. (FL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intermediate Grades, Parent Participation, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedSensenbaugh, Roger – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Presents a 10-item annotated bibliography of recent documents in the ERIC database that deal with the particular problems associated with educating students in the intermediate grades. (MG)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Critical Thinking, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Middle Grades Reading Network, Evansville, IN. – 1996
Noting that reading instruction for young adolescents in Indiana's middle grades schools has been virtually eliminated, this booklet describes how important reading is in the middle grades and why it continues to deserve attention beyond the elementary years. The booklet proposes a series of actions that educators--teachers, administrators, school…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Library Role
Peer reviewedLinek, Wayne M.; Rasinski, Timothy V.; Harkins, Donna M. – Reading Horizons, 1997
States that parent involvement appears to hold great potential for the improvement of literacy education. Interviews over 60 teachers about their attitudes toward parent involvement in reading. Indicates that teacher perceptions of what constitutes parent involvement differed by grade level, and teacher perceptions of parent role appeared to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedPerkins, J. Helen – Reading Horizons, 2001
Identifies effective teaching methods that can enhance the reading skills of fourth grade African American students. Notes that the teachers identified independent reading and writing, phonics and vocabulary, teacher modeling, the use of multicultural materials, engagement of parental involvement, incorporating prior knowledge, and cooperative…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cooperative Learning, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1970
A 4-weeks summer reading institute with emphasis on reading skills in the content areas was held in 1969. The program was designed for teachers and students from grades 4 to 6, parents, innovation team members, and teacher aides from the Model School Division. Intensive effort was made to provide teachers with special skills in classroom…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades
Egan, Catherine L.; And Others – 1996
A study examined a program for increasing reading ability to reduce the academic failure of identified at-risk students. Subjects were 14 second-grade and 18 sixth-grade students in a middle class suburb, southwest of a large metropolitan area. Evidence for the existence of this problem was gathered from teacher observations, assessments,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 2, Grade 6, High Risk Students
Soiferman, Lisa Karen – 1991
A study investigated the efficacy of a program designed to teach parents how to read to their low-achieving school-aged children to help increase the children's word recognition and comprehension. Parents whose children (grades 1-4) were receiving additional school assistance from a resource specialist were invited to enroll in the program.…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Low Achievement
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1991
A study described the 1989-90 Chapter 1 Reading Skills Center program, and assessed the effectiveness of its implementation. The program provides supplementary, individualized instruction in reading and writing to Chapter 1-eligible students in New York City nonpublic schools. During 1989-90, the program served 284 students in grades 4 through 8…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The school district of the City of Saginaw operates a supplemental educational delivery Chapter 1 system in reading and mathematics, the Elementary Compensatory Education (CE) program and the Secondary CE program. The elementary CE, a push-in program operating in the regular classroom and a pull-out program (periodically taking students out of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedReyes, Maria de la Luz; Laliberty, Eloise Andrade – Education and Urban Society, 1992
Common instructional practices in the teaching of language minority students are described. The case study of a fourth grade classroom in Longmont (Colorado) illustrates how a teacher's enthusiasm for literacy instruction creates an environment where all students, including the Hispanic language minority, can be active participants. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices
Direct linkTaylor, Rosemarye T. – Corwin Press, 2006
In contrast to the primary grades when children are learning to read, students in grades 4 through 12 are expected to learn content as they read, yet they may still struggle with reading basics. This book provides a realistic and systematic process for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills. Based on proven…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading
