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Peer reviewedMcAloon, Noreen M. – Journal of Reading, 1994
Discusses ways a middle school reading specialist worked with fellow faculty members to promote reading strategies for independent reading in all content areas. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Faculty Development, Independent Reading, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedBean, Rita M.; Grumet, Judith V.; Bulazo, Judith – Reading Research and Instruction, 1999
Obtains information about how teachers and reading specialist interns worked together to implement early intervention programs in three different school districts. Describes types of collaboration using observations in the classroom and interviews with interns and teachers. Suggests that the context in the school site, teacher preference, and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Consultants
Direct linkAl Otaiba, Stephanie; Hosp, John L.; Smartt, Susan; Dole, Janice A. – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2008
The purpose of this case study is to describe the challenges one coach faced during the initial implementation of a coaching initiative involving 33 teachers in an urban, high-poverty elementary school. Reading coaches are increasingly expected to play a key role in the professional development efforts to improve reading instruction in order to…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Improvement, Focus Groups, Reading Achievement
Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2006
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004). The revised law is different from the previous version in at least one important respect. Whereas practitioners were previously encouraged to use IQ-achievement discrepancy to identify children with learning disabilities…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient, Legislation
Download full textBean, Rita M.; And Others – 1992
A study obtained information from classroom teachers, principals, and reading specialists about what they believed was important in creating effective Chapter 1 programs. One-day meetings were held in three different parts of Pennsylvania during which each group of educators (who were recommended by an advisory board) were interviewed using focus…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Principals
Decker, Barbara C. – 1985
To learn more about reading specialists (such as job requirements, certification, and opportunities) in Louisiana, a brief, one-page questionnaire was mailed to all principals of elementary schools in the state with a student population of over 400, to personnel directors of every parish in the state, and to directors of certification in all 50…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Skills, Reading Consultants
International Reading Association, Newark, DE. – 1982
The introductory section of the International Reading Association (IRA) annual report for 1981-82 briefly discusses recent developments concerning the organization, including its efforts to support education in the federal legislature. It also outlines various literacy projects in which the IRA participates, such as Literacy Support, Newspapers in…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, International Organizations, Money Management
Lilly, Edward R. – 1982
Although some consider the administrator as primarily a manager of a school's reading program, the dominant view sees him or her as an instructional leader, setting the tone, providing the impetus, and defining the school's philosophy for reading. In this role, the administrator must work cooperatively with teachers. Inadequate background and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
Plecki, Gerard D. – 1977
The implementation of a content reading program at Urbana High School, Urbana, Illinois, is discussed in this document. Reading staff hired with Title VII funds offered assistance to all teachers in the high school by working with classroom teachers in their classes for 60 minutes of class time per week. Free reading time devoted to high-interest…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
French, Michael P. – 1982
Intended as a basis for the development of cooperation between school counselors and reading personnel, this paper discusses counselor involvement in secondary school reading programs. The various sections of the paper contain the following: (1) an overview of the role of the school counselor at the secondary school level, (2) an overview of…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction
Hopkins, Carol J. – 1979
A study was undertaken to portray the levels of productivity of reading professionals for the past seven years, to determine the productivity ratings of institutions based on publications in reading journals and presentations at National Reading Conferences, and to identify the most productive individuals in terms of publications in reading…
Descriptors: Authors, Educational Research, Periodicals, Professional Associations
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1979
Intended for use by local school districts to facilitate the implementation of kindergarten through grade 12 developmental reading programs for all students in Wisconsin, this booklet explains the legislation that mandates such programs. Divided into four parts, the booklet discusses the purpose and intent of a developmental reading program,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., MA. – 1965
DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, CONSULTANTS PARTICIPATED IN PRESERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, WHICH IS THE SECOND, SEVERAL STEPS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE FOURTH AND EIGHTH…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Testing, Elementary Schools, Inservice Education
Weinshank, Annette B. – 1980
A study of reading specialists conducted in 1977 revealed that their diagnostic reliability was very low. Mean diagnostic agreement between two clinicians on statements seen as characterizing a case was effectively zero. Mean agreement for one clinician's diagnostic statements on a case and its replicate over time was less than 0.23. In other…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Consultants, Reading Diagnosis
Sullivan, Dorothy D. – 1967
The rationale and means for extending and improving developmental reading programs at the secondary level are discussed. Objectives of these programs are viewed as extensions of developmental reading objectives at the elementary level. To develop awareness of the need for such reading instruction at the secondary level, reading institutes for high…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Developmental Reading, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
