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Yoshida, Marla Tritch – TESOL Press, 2016
This engaging text clearly presents essential concepts that teachers need to guide their students toward clearly intelligible pronunciation and more effective communication skills. Based on a sound theoretical background, the book presents practical, imaginative ways to teach and practice pronunciation that go beyond simple "Repeat after…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation
Morris, Darrell – Reading Teacher, 2015
Across the pendulum-like changes in beginning reading instruction over the past 30 years, three interrelated ideas emerge as the key to preventing reading failure in kindergarten and first grade: (1) an interesting, carefully-leveled book curriculum; (2) a leveled phonics curriculum; and (3) a well-trained teacher who knows how to integrate guided…
Descriptors: Prevention, Reading Failure, Phonics, Student Needs
Marshall, Bethan – English in Education, 2017
This article looks at the changes made to examinations in England over recent decades and asks about the politics behind the changes. It considers how increasingly centralised the assessment regime has become, moving from a system where teachers could have a say in how pupils are assessed to a regime dominated by government approved tests. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Testing, Politics of Education, Educational Change
Ehri, Linnea C.; Flugman, Bert – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
Teaching systematic phonics effectively to beginning readers requires specialized knowledge and training which many primary grade teachers lack. The current study examined effects of a year-long mentoring program to improve teachers' knowledge and effectiveness in teaching phonics and the extent that it improved students' achievement in reading…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mentors, Phonics
Acevedo, Antonio – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine a principal's leadership actions while attempting to improve primary student outcomes in reading in a Dual Language (English/Spanish) neighborhood school by supporting teachers in implementing a balanced literacy approach to teaching reading in Spanish. The principal as researcher noticed at the end of the…
Descriptors: Spanish, English (Second Language), Outcomes of Education, Reading Achievement
Collet, Vicki S.; Penaflorida, Jennifer; French, Seth; Allred, Jonathan; Greiner, Angelia; Chen, Jingshu – Educational Considerations, 2021
In many U.S. states, legislation seeks to define effective instruction for beginning readers, creating an urgent need to turn to scholars who are knowledgeable about ongoing reading research. This mixed-methods study considers the extent to which recognized literacy experts agreed with recommendations about instruction that were included on a…
Descriptors: State Policy, Reading Comprehension, Phonological Awareness, Reading Fluency
Gonzales, Wendy; Tejero Hughes, Marie – Reading Psychology, 2021
Over 11 million students enter school speaking a language other than English. Due to their emerging English proficiency, many English Learners (ELs) struggle with English literacy, which impacts their overall achievement in school. However, there is evidence that ELs who have solid skills in their native language are able to apply their…
Descriptors: Spanish, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education, English Language Learners
Brazendale, Allison; Adlof, Suzanne; Klusek, Jessica; Roberts, Jane – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2015
Clinical Question: Would a child with fragile X syndrome benefit more from phonemic awareness and phonics instruction or whole-word training to increase reading skills? Method: Systematic review. Study Sources: PsycINFO. Search Terms: fragile X OR Down syndrome OR cognitive impairment OR cognitive deficit OR cognitive disability OR intellectual…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Genetic Disorders, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
Cook, Pamela; Rodes, Deborah R.; Lipsitz, Kay L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2017
Reading Recovery, a meaning-based reading program designed for young children at risk of reading failure, is widely implemented across the United States. We discuss the recent Reading Recovery $45 million four-year i3-funded scaleup study that was designed to "cover the expansion of Reading Recovery around the U.S." (May, Sirinides,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Early Intervention, Special Education, Learning Disabilities
Meeks, Linda J.; Kemp, Coral R. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
Preservice early childhood and primary teachers from teacher preparation institutions across five Australian states were surveyed regarding their perceptions of preparedness and ability to teach early reading and spelling skills, as well as their knowledge of components of early reading, such as phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge and early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Beginning Reading
Niolaki, Georgia Z.; Masterson, Jackie; Terzopoulos, Aris R. – Multilingual Education, 2014
Case studies of two children with spelling difficulty are reported. LK was multilingual and ED bilingual. A training programme that targeted phonic decoding (or sublexical) spelling processes was conducted with both children. Immediate and delayed post-training assessments showed improvement in spelling nonwords for LK but not for ED. Training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Spelling, Multilingualism, Bilingualism
McKenzie, Sophie; Spence, Aaron; Nicholas, Maria – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2018
This paper explores the design, development and evaluation of an early childhood literacy iPad application, focusing on the English Alphabet, called "A to Z Safari" trialled in Australian classrooms. A to Z Safari was designed to assist students in the early years of schooling with learning the alphabet and building on their knowledge of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Design, Handheld Devices
Elementary Grade Intervention Approaches to Treat Specific Learning Disabilities, Including Dyslexia
Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Rouse, Amy Gillespie; Baker, Kristi – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this narrative review of the literature is to provide a description of intensive interventions for elementary grade students with dyslexia, students with learning disabilities, and students with intensive reading and writing needs. Method: First, we provide a brief overview of response to intervention. Second, we explain…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia
Concannon-Gibney, Tara – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
Teaching and learning literacy in the early years can be a joyful, explorative and meaningful experience. This accessible book will give teachers and practitioners the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge they require to successfully and confidently teach reading, writing and oral skills in the early years classroom. Foregrounding the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Language Skills
Gibson, Howard; England, Jennifer – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2016
The paper highlights problems surrounding the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check that has accompanied the legislative framework for synthetic phonics in English primary schools. It investigates the inclusion of pseudowords and raises questions regarding their generation and categorization, the rationale for their inclusion and the assumption that the…
Descriptors: Phonics, Elementary School Students, Reading Skills, Screening Tests