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Download full textFoertsch, Mary – 2003
A study was conducted in response to a request from the Illinois State Board of Education to examine closely which reading programs work best for Illinois students and schools. In some Illinois schools, students exhibit consistently high levels of reading achievement--the teaching, learning, and other practices of these schools may point the way…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Validation, Public Schools
Johnson, Donna; Kaim, Carol; Trotter, Honor; Zbinden, Jennifer – 1998
An action research project described a program for improving reading skills and comprehension through the use of parental involvement. The targeted population consisted of primary students located at four different sites in Northern Illinois. The problem of low reading achievement was documented through data revealing a large number of students…
Descriptors: Action Research, Parent Participation, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Ballator, Nada; Jerry, Laura – 1999
The 1998 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) state level reading assessment measured fourth- and eighth-grade students' reading proficiency in situations that involved reading for three purposes: reading for literary experience, reading to gain information, and reading to perform a task (grade 8 only). This report describes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, National Competency Tests
Lewandowski, Susan – 1994
A program was developed for improving the reading of second-grade students in a progressive suburban community in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by an increase in the need for support services and low standardized test scores. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 2, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Udziela, Theresa – 1996
A study examined whether sixth grade students taught formal study skills would obtain significantly higher reading achievement than those not taught these skills. Study skills can be broken down into ten or more skill areas including: study habits, time management, test taking, lecture notetaking, reading comprehension, vocabulary, test anxiety,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness
Imai, Mutsumi; And Others – 1993
A study investigated the attention of 116 children in 6 second- and third-grade classrooms while they participated in 4 lessons involving progressively more difficult stories. Analysis of videotapes of the lessons revealed that the likelihood of a lapse of attention was highest during the first 15 seconds of attention episodes. Lapses in attention…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Grade 2, Grade 3, Oral Reading
Hall, Rita; And Others – 1994
A program was developed for improving the social skills and reading levels of 29 elementary grade students in a low- to middle-class manufacturing community located in an urban area in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by the amount of teacher time spent correcting behavior and the low reading levels of students as evidenced by…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperative Learning, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
Albero, Paula; Brown, Ann; Eliason, Susan; Wind, Jeanne – 1997
This report describes a program for increasing reading test scores. The targeted population consisted of one second-grade, one third-grade, and two fourth-grade classrooms in a growing middle class community located in a far western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The problem of low reading test scores was documented though the 1995 IGAP scores on…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Style, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Paulsen, Cassandra – 1994
A program was developed for improving the reading of first-grade students in a progressive suburban community in northern Illinois. The problem was originally noted by an increase in the need for support services and low standardized test scores. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education
Mathis, David – 1996
A study examined the use of the accelerated reader (AR) computer program to increase the reading comprehension scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) of sixth-grade students compared to the previous year when they did not use the program. The study reviewed results and methods from previous research regarding use of the AR program. Subjects…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 5, Grade 6
BATEMAN, BARBARA – 1967
THE VIEW THAT READING IS A ROTE, AUTOMATIC, CONDITIONED, NONMEANINGFUL PROCESS WHICH PRECEDES (THUS IS SEPARABLE FROM) COMPREHENSION IS CORROBORATED IN A TWO-PART INVESTIGATION. IN PART I, EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED TO SUPPORT THE POSITION THAT READING IS A NONMEANINGFUL PROCESS. IN PART II, A STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF AN AUDITORY APPROACH TO…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Manietta, Jolene; O'Donnell, Patricia; Polson, Catherine – 1998
An action research project stresses the need to incorporate various methods of teaching to develop a firm reading foundation. Self-esteem also plays a crucial role in developing enthusiasm to learn. The targeted population consisted of first and second grade students in clustered classrooms in a growing, middle class community located in central…
Descriptors: Action Research, Critical Thinking, Grade 1, Grade 2
DeAngelo, Nancy; And Others – 1997
An action research project implemented a program for improving the reading skills of at-risk middle school students. The targeted population consisted of fifth- and seventh-grade students in a rural, middle class community located in northeastern Illinois. Evidence for the problem includes teacher observation, checklists, standardized tests, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 5, Grade 7, High Risk Students
Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Young Adults, Adolescents, Literacy Education
