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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"Elementary Reading"”.
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Elementary Reading Specialists' Perspectives Towards Their Work
… study was to explore the narratives of 22 elementary reading specialists about their work. It asked: What were reading specialists’ narratives about their work and their influences? The study looked at reading specialists’ day-to-day functioning within an institution and at reading …
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Teachers' evaluative decision-making for elementary reading instruction
All experienced teachers are primarily responsible for their own evaluation on a daily basis. Moreover, after the presentation of each lesson, teachers engage in an evaluation of that particular lesson's success. They reflect on which aspects of the lesson went well, and which aspects need to be …
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Gender stereotypes in elementary reading textbooks: Dick and Jane revisited
… whether gender stereotypes are present in elementary reading, textbooks published during the 1980s, and how the extent of stereotyping compares with textbooks published during the last two decades. Both manifest and latent content analyses were performed on a random sample of stories drawn …
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An Analysis of Safety Education Content in Available Elementary Reading Materials
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION MODEL ON ELEMENTARY READING PERFORMANCE IN MISSOURI
… to obtain or maintain grade-level equivalency in reading and math. This study focused on reading, as this subject is the one most targeted in schools for full intervention supports. This study utilized a quantitative research approach, which included examining and rank ordering data supplied by …
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A Case Study Exploring the Use of Evocation to Enhance the Reading Comprehension of Special Needs Students in the Fifth Grade
… to explore the use of evocation to enhance the reading comprehension of special needs students in the fifth grade. Data were collected from the Garfield Elementary Reading Attitude Survey, Classroom Assessment of Reading Processes, student interviews, student artifacts, and classroom …
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A study to determine degree of inferred story-character identification and its resultant effect in reading comprehension in selected multiethnic reading texts
… between inferred identification and two types of reading comprehension, molar and specific, at the third grade level. Subjects for this study were selected from six schools located in four midwestern urban centers. The 121 Negro and Caucasian children who participated in the study attended schools …
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The Effectiveness of a Cross-Age Tutoring Program on the Attitudes and Achievement of First Grade Students
… tutoring program would positively affect the reading attitudes and reading achievement of first grade participants. A sample population of 16 first grade participants was drawn from a class in a rural school district. The Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS) was administered prior to, and …
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An Analysis of Teachers’ Discourse and Their Perceptions Concerning the Use of Questioning and Feedback during Reading Instruction in Third-Grade Classrooms
… study was to investigate teacher talk during elementary reading instruction. The study was designed to gain insight into existing discourse patterns and to attempt to understand how change in these patterns might be facilitated. The design of the study evolved after a review of existing …
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An Investigation of a Peer Coaching Model on the Professional Learning and Teacher Self-Efficacy of Elementary Literacy Teachers
<p>Reading is one of the most important foundational skills for academic success, yet the teaching of reading is very complex. There is a need to support teachers with ongoing professional learning for quality literacy instruction. Peer coaching can be a meaningful, personalized, job-embedded form …
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Repeated Readings in Poetry Versus Prose: Fluency and Enjoyment for Second-graders
… study examined the effectiveness of repeated readings in four second-grade classrooms in two urban elementary schools in Northwest Ohio. As determined by the Ohio Department of Education, 75% of the students in each building must score at or above the proficient level. For the 2008-2009 school …
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Who Is She? A Case Study of A Teacher of Gifted Learners
<p>An English language arts elementary teacher is the focus of this qualitative case study. For twelve years, 'Karen Winters' (pseudonym) served as an elementary reading specialist for struggling readers and today, she is in her second year of teaching English language arts to students who are …
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Repeated Readings in Poetry Versus Prose: Fluency and Enjoyment for Second-graders
This study examined the effectiveness of repeated readings in four second-grade classrooms in two urban elementary schools in Northwest Ohio. As determined by the Ohio Department of Education, 75% of the students in each building must score at or above the proficient level. For the 2008-2009 school …
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Formative Reading Program Assessment: An Interim Tool for Improvement
… the goal of all students being proficient in reading by the 2014 fiscal year. In an effort to meet this federal mandate, school districts will continue to pour even more money into programs that promise to escalate the literacy achievement of all students. The general concepts of program …
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Effects of teachers' active role in Accelerated Reader with elementary students
… purpose of this study, which took place in an elementary school and included seven first grade classes, eight second grade classes, and one autistic class as the sample (<em>n</em> = 16), was to determine the success of the Accelerated Reader (AR) program by examining the way in which teachers …
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How critical is fluency for the struggling reader?
… reader? What effect does fluency have on the reading experience? What strategies work to improve fluency? The research was conducted on three struggling fifth grade readers, all with different ability levels. One student is placed in a self-contained special education class, one student goes …
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The impact of literature circles on reading comprehenson in a fourth grade class
… grade class where the majority of students were reading below grade level, literature circles were introduced and monitored for their ability to (a) raise student motivation to complete class work, (b) improve student interaction and behavior, and (c) raise Fountas and Pinnell reading …
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