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Showing 1 to 20 of 311 for “"Reading and Language"”.
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The Relationships of Achievement Scores in Reading and Language Arts and Selected Variables for Ninth Grade Students in Selected North Dakota Schools
… which factors had an effect upon the mean language arts, reading and composite scores reported for ninth grade students in selected accredited North Dakota high schools.</p><p>Purpose</p><p>The study was designed to:<ol><li>1. Determine what relationships might exist between achievement …
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An Examination of Third and Fourth Grade TCAP Scores and the Universal Breakfast Program in Unicoi County Tennessee.
… study was to investigate the relationship of standardized test scores on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) of students enrolled in Unicoi County Schools, that offers a universal breakfast program, compared with mean scores of students in both public and private schools in the …
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Computer-assisted Chapter 1 instruction
… performance of Chapter 1 sixth-grade students in reading and language arts. The sample consisted of 514 sixth-grade students from an eastern-USA LEA's Chapter 1 program--257 low-achieving students in the experimental group and 257 moderate to high achieving students in the control group. Each …
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Factors in seventh grade academics associated with performance levels on the tenth grade biology end of course test in selected middle and high schools in northwest Georgia
… Competency Test (CRCT) scores in science, math, reading, and language arts associated with performance categories in tenth grade biology End of Course Test (EOCT) and the following demographic variables : gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability category, and English language …
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Predicting Performance on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment for Reading for Third Graders using Reading Curriculum Based Measures
… public schools continue to struggle to improve reading proficiency as measured by high stakes assessments. To reach state targets for reading proficiency schools must use data at the earliest point possible to inform instructional strategies and identify students at risk of failure. The response …
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Examination of the Influence of Single Sex Instruction on Student Achievement and Behavior at Sixth Grade Level at Two Middle Schools
… of credible research on single sex instruction and the proposed modifications were based strictly on the desire to make available to public education the same instructional flexibility exercised by private schools. Supporters of single sex instruction assert that separating the sexes, during …
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The effect of computer-assisted instruction for students with central auditory processing disorder using the Fast ForWord program
… of many learning problems including specific reading and language disabilities. In today's classrooms many of the children with CAPD have been integrated into general education settings. These children need a program that helps them cope with or even overcome their learning difficulty. A …
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A Correlation of Technology Implementation and Middle School Academic Achievement in Tennessee's Middle Schools.
… that exists between the reported implementation and integration of computer based technology into the middle schools of Tennessee and the achievement test scores of the middle school students in grades 6, 7, and 8.</p><p>In January of 2004, 2005, and 2006 the Tennessee Department of Education …
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An Analysis of Gifted Identification for Elementary-Aged Students in A High Performing School District: A Program Evaluation
… processes for inclusion in the formalized gifted reading and language arts program offered in an elementary school district located just outside of a major city. Student performance in the school district is near the top in the nation. Both qualitative and quantitative research was conducted …
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A Study of the Correlation between 8th Grade Students’ Self-Concept toward English-Language Arts Skills and their Performance on a Standardized Test
… correlation between academic self-concept and performance in the subset areas of reading and language on a standardized test. More specifically, is there a statistically significant relationship between student performance and their self-reported perceptions to English-Language Arts …
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The benefits of a language arts literature-based curriculum on Hispanic students in the third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade
This research study explored and examined the implementation process, literacy improvements, students' attitudes and limitations undertaken for the Language Arts Literature-based curriculum that was implemented for the first time in 1993-1994 in a predominantly Hispanic district. For this study, …
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The relationship between children's tendencies in choosing comic books and certain other traits
… books read by certain seventh-grade children and their intelligence quotients, reading scores, and language scores. In attempting to carry out its purpose, two hundred seventh-grade children, attending three elementary schools in Wythe County, Virginia, were chosen as subjects for …
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A study of the predictive validity of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test and the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge at the 4th, 5th and 6th grade levels
… was to determine the predictive validity of reading achievement scores obtained using the <em>Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test</em> and student performance on the Language Arts Literacy section on the <em>New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge</em> using a sample of students from the …
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The Effects of the Use of Retellings on the Listening Comprehension of First Grade Students
… the listening comprehension portion of The Bader Reading and Language Inventory to determine the students' listening comprehension levels prior to completing the treatment. The students were also asked to do a retelling, which was recorded on audiotape, prior to the treatment. Each student spent …
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Talking To Learn: A Formative Experiment On Constructing Meaning Though Collaborative Classroom Interactions
<p>As a result of reform efforts, national standards and assessments set the stage for teaching and learning in many classrooms. This establishes a particular classroom environment and often leads to behaviorist instructional methods, such as recitation. Utilizing a formative experiment design, …
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The Hebrew-Jewish Disconnection
<p>A common language creates a cultural community regardless of geographical boundaries. In the Jewish community this language is Hebrew. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship that American Jews have with the Hebrew language in terms of comprehension, the value they place on …
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An Evaluation Study of the Effects of the PIRK Reading Program on Reading and Learning Development in Learning-Disabled Students
… failure in school, along with cognitive and social/emotional dysfunctions: Educational leaders have called for reading programs that are maximally effective and minimally time-consuming, and are suited to the needs of our particular students. Leaders in the field of special education …
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Instructional Implications of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program as an Accountability Instrument
… on the number of children who pass the state standardized reading test, the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). Although state officials claim the MEAP can inform instruction, no data are regularly collected to describe reading instructional practices or the relationship between …
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A Study of Hemispheric Preference As It Relates to Reading and Recalling Nonsense Words from a Card Reader
… attempted from a card reader with the right ear and right visual field (a Left Hemisphere Method), or with the left ear and left visual field (a Right Hemisphere Method), and whether one of these two methods achieved better results than using both eyes and both ears (the Both Hemispheres …
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The Development of Language and Reading Skills in Emergent Bilingual Children
This dissertation examined language and literacy development in English-Hebrew emerging bilinguals. During their senior kindergarten year, one group of children participated in a bilingual English-Hebrew program (“early” group; n = 17) while another participated in an English-language program with …
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