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Download full textVaden-Kiernan, Michael; Caverly, Sarah; Bell, Nance; Sullivan, Kate; Fong, Carlton; Atwood, Erin; Borman, Geoffrey; Park, So Jung; Jones, Debra Hughes – SEDL, 2012
The Louisiana Striving Readers evaluation assessed the implementation and effectiveness of the Voyager "Passport Reading Journeys" (PRJ), a widely used supplemental literacy intervention for struggling adolescent readers that reflects the research-based practices recommended by the National Reading Panel (2000) and other more recent…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Grade 6
Direct linkChehayl, Laurel – Middle School Journal (J3), 2008
In every content area, standardized tests are strongly focused on reading. Today, not only are reading and writing expected to take place in the English/language arts classroom but also in math, science, and social studies. To prepare students for standardized tests in the middle grades and beyond, the U. S. Department of Education recommends…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Content Area Reading, Standardized Tests, Middle School Teachers
Hairrell, Angela; Vaughn, Sharon; Edmonds, Meaghan; Swanson, Elizabeth; Simmons, Deb; Larsen, Ross; Rupley, William; Willson, Victor – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the relative effects of the single-focus interventions (vocabulary and comprehension) and the streamlined multi-component model. The program of research included a development and pilot phase, an initial experimental study and a follow-up study to further refine and test the model. Results presented here…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Followup Studies
Palumbo, Anthony; Loiacono, Vito – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
Special education teachers working in intermediate grades and in middle school grades face many challenges as they teach both developmental reading skills and subject matter material. Not only must they deal with the increased vocabulary and domain demands of teaching informational text, they must also handle the needs of students who have not yet…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Special Education Teachers, Intermediate Grades, Middle School Teachers
Risko, Victoria J.; Walker-Dalhouse, Doris – Reading Teacher, 2007
Students whose language, ethnicity, and race are not represented in a school's dominant culture experience varying degrees of success in reading achievement, resulting in persistent gaps in reading achievement. Culturally responsive instruction can help to close that gap. This teaching strategy capitalizes on the knowledge and literacy strategies…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Achievement, Cultural Influences, Student Diversity
Salinger, Terry – National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, 2010
Like educators around the country, staff in juvenile justice facilities recognize the serious academic challenges that many of their students face because of low levels of literacy achievement. This "Adolescent Literacy Guide" provides guidance to administrators and teachers who want to increase opportunities for students in juvenile…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Juvenile Justice
Misulis, Katherine E. – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2004
In this brief article, the author discuses how teachers across the curriculum and across grade levels can help students improve their reading skills and become more independent learners. The goal is to help students learn the subject matter while simultaneously helping them improve communication and reasoning skills necessary to learn the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Skill Development, Curriculum Guides, Reading Skills
Sampley, Jolyne K. – Online Submission, 2008
Without proficiency in content reading skills, seventh grade students were at risk of not being able to achieve understanding of what they read in non-fiction texts, a skill that is absolutely necessary for college-bound students. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate whether an approach that involved specific and focused…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Intervention, Independent Reading, Content Area Reading
Myers, Marshall – VocEd, 1984
Because vocational students need to be able to read, visualize, and follow directions on the job, teaching them how to read and understand a textbook gives them a vital skill they can practice while acquiring technical skills. (SK)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Skills, Study Skills, Textbooks
Peer reviewedHuber, Richard A.; Walker, Bradford L. – Science Scope, 1996
Presents a list of suggestions aimed at helping science teachers support their students' growth as readers. (JRH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Skills, Science Instruction
PETERSON, BERNARD; SCHEPERS, BERNARD – 1966
A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM TEACHER DESIGNED TO EXTEND THE WORK OF THE READING TEACHER, TO MAKE ALL TEACHERS CONSCIOUS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH READING, AND TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROMOTE GROWTH IN READING IS PRESENTED. THE FOLLOWING ARE DISCUSSED--HOW TO INTRODUCE A READING ASSIGNMENT, THE SQ3R APPROACH, SOME…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedO'Hear, Michael F. – College Composition and Communication, 1977
Describes one reading lab's successful efforts to improve the study and content reading skills of students in classes throughout the university. (DD)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedPatberg, Judythe P.; Lang, Janell B. – Reading Horizons, 1981
Defines the flexible reader, suggests methods of assessing reading flexibility, and presents a strategy for teaching reading flexibility in secondary level content area classrooms. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
Enz, Judith – Today's Education, 1979
Techniques are given for helping students learn to read for meaning and to relieve their anxieties about reading. A selected bibliography is appended. (LH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Skills, Skill Development
Peer reviewedKealey, Robert J. – Reading Improvement, 1980
Discusses ways that teachers might aid pupils in reading content area textbooks. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Skills, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
