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Direct linkPrado, Ludivina; Plourde, Lee A. – Reading Improvement, 2011
The relationship between the intentional teaching of reading strategies and the increase in reading comprehension was studied. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) reading pretest and posttest scores of 57 subjects were analyzed to see if there was a significant increase in performance after the reading strategies were taught. The study…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Scores, Gender Differences
Dempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2009
In 1998, Nancy Pearl and Chris Higashi, librarians working in the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library (SPL), had a brainstorm. Challenged with a grant to develop new audiences for literature, they were intrigued with the power of books to unite diverse audiences. With that in mind, they expanded the book club concept to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Public Libraries, Programming, Librarians
Bette Chambers; Robert E. Slavin; Nancy A. Madden; Philip Abrami; Michele K. Logan; Richard Gifford – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This study evaluated the relative effects of Tier II computer-assisted tutoring in small groups (Team Alphie) and one-to-one tutoring provided to struggling readers in 33 high-poverty Success for All (SFA) schools. In this year-long study, struggling readers in the Team Alphie schools were tutored in groups of 6. In the control schools, students…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Grade 2, Tutoring
Download full textWashington State Commission on Student Learning, Olympia. – 1998
Considering the necessity to facilitate the optimal development of reading ability, and the cooperation of the community, family, school, student, and teacher, this paper presents Washington State's Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading as a way to encourage equal access to excellent reading instruction and opportunities to learn for…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 4
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1998
Providing a focus for assessment and serving as a scaffold for documenting and reporting students' progress in reading, this framework is designed to assist teachers in planning and implementing Washington State's Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading. Organized by grade level (K-4), each level presents information in four sections:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 2
Linik, Joyce Riha – Northwest Education, 1998
Describes techniques used in a multi-age class at Coupeville Elementary School, Washington, to boost reading comprehension and inspire students' love of books: access to an abundance of books, challenges to students, skills reinforcement, combined phonics and whole-language instruction, running-record assessment, paired reading, independent…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1998
Providing a focus for assessment and serving as a scaffold for documenting and reporting students' progress in reading, this framework is designed to assist teachers in planning and implementing Washington state's Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading. Organized by grade level (5-7), each level presents information in four sections:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1998
Focusing on eliminating the disparity of literacy between low income, ethnically or culturally diverse populations and their more advantaged counterparts, this paper describes policies and procedures on how to ensure that all children in Washington State schools attain the highest levels of literacy possible. After some background information, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, High Risk Students
