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Smit-Glaude, Sietsia W. D.; van Strien, Jan W.; Licht, Robert; Bakker, Dirk J. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2005
Kindergarten children at risk of developing language problems were administered the Florida Kindergarten Screening Battery. A principal components analysis revealed a verbal and a visual-spatial component and subsequent discriminant function analyses a high verbal/low visual-spatial group (LAL: Latent L) and a high visual-spatial flow verbal group…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Intervention, Kindergarten, Reading Difficulties
Shapley, Kelly; Sheehan, Daniel; Sturges, Keith; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny; Huntsberger, Briana; Maloney, Catherine – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2006
The Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP) sets forth a vision for technology immersion in Texas public schools. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) directed nearly $14 million in federal Title II, Part D monies toward funding a wireless learning environment for high-need middle schools through a competitive grant process. A concurrent research project…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Schools, Technology Integration, Academic Achievement
Parpart, M. Leslie – 1995
Gifted students represent an under-served population in the education system, especially at the middle school level. These students require special attention in regard to their social and emotional needs. The first section of this paper explores the literature pertaining to the education of gifted middle school students and the definition and role…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academically Gifted, Class Organization, Cluster Grouping
Anderman, Eric M.; And Others – 1994
Changes in students' (N=313) present and possible "good student" selves over the transition from elementary school to middle school are examined by this study. Findings indicate that both present and possible selves decline over the transition, and that the decline is greater for males than for females. Holding mastery goals is related to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Development, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Parental involvement is critical to a child's success in school. This handbook provides parents with information about the Grade 6 curriculum in Catholic schools in Alberta, Canada. Based on the Alberta Education "Program of Studies: Elementary Schools," the handbook describes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes Catholic school students…
Descriptors: Art Education, Catholic Schools, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum
Ellis, Jacqueline; And Others – 1994
This set of health education materials for grade 6 includes a teacher's manual, student workbook, activity posters, suggestions for a special event, and a booklet of letters for parents. The materials cover recommended health education content, including personal health, hygiene, family life, substance abuse prevention, injury prevention and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Charts, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides
Kennemer, Phyllis K. – 1993
This document suggests ways of using children's literature to enrich the study of military history. The book is divided into six literature units that list and describe appropriate books, learning activities, and resources for teaching about specific wars. Studying historical periods through literature offers an invigorating, interesting way to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 6, Grade 7
Speights, Wilhelmenia Edwards – 1991
A practicum was implemented over an 8-month period to improve the literacy development of sixth-grade poor readers in a regular classroom. The primary goals were to empower sixth-grade classroom teachers in supporting literacy development, to strengthen the communication bond between parents and teachers, and to increase parental involvement in…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Literacy
Young, Allison J.; And Others – 1992
Students' motivation was studied within specific academic content areas using a goal theory framework. The relationships between motivational orientation and cognitive processes within and across content areas are also considered. Six-hundred sixth and seventh graders, approximately 90% white, from two suburban middle schools participated.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, English
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Drug Education. – 1982
This revised curriculum guide, one of nine sequential manuals for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators, is designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through activities for developing students' affective and cognitive skills. The introductory section presents the rationale for the school-community drug abuse prevention program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Reezigt, Gerry J.; Weide, Marga G. – 1990
As part of an educational reform in the Netherlands, teachers were required to implement models of adaptive instruction, including group-based mastery learning. It was expected that mastery learning would raise achievement and reduce differences in achievement among children of different social classes and between girls and boys. In 1987, students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Dutch, Elementary School Students
Gaines, Margie L.; Davis, Margaret – 1990
Whether teachers, in the absence of standardized test scores, can adequately identify students who require remedial services or are at risk of failing a literacy test was studied. During the 1987-88 school year 22 fourth-grade teachers were asked to identify which of 530 students of various ethnic backgrounds would score in the top or bottom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Educational Testing and Evaluation. – 1986
This manual contains the statistics generated from the Pennsylvania Quality Education Assessment (QEA) administered in 1986. The assessment was to evaluate the achievement of certain educational objectives in grades 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 in the public schools. The tests were in the following areas: reading comprehension, writing skills, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1983
This document compiles compensatory education program data submitted to the Georgia State Department by local school systems in their 1982-83 annual reports. The first section describes state administration of grant funds (i.e., appropriations bills, procedures for allocating funds, program plans, and program monitoring). Specifically mentioned…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Tyrell, Jean – 1983
Ways in which social studies teachers can help students in grades 6, 7, and 8 improve their reading comprehension and understanding of social studies ideas and concepts are discussed, and sample reading comprehension activities are provided. First, teachers must choose a textbook with readability and concept levels appropriate for their students.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Grade 6