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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"School reading"”.
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Middle School Reading Comprehension
<p>Providing the tools for middle school students to become proficient, and competent readers is essential. The purpose of this research project is to identify and evaluate strategies for middle school reading comprehension. More often than not, middle school students are placed into reading …
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Evaluation of high school reading motivational programs
… study were to identify 1) what were some of the reading incentive or reading motivational programs used in grades 9-12 throughout the country; 2) and which programs were deemed successful by library media specialists and on what basis. In order to achieve this goal, high school library media …
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The Roles of Middle and High School Reading Specialists
… Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold school districts accountable to close the achievement gap. One way in which the NCLB is ensuring accountability is by requiring school districts to seek better qualified and prepared classroom teachers and well-prepared reading specialists who can …
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Perceptions of Out-of-School Reading Motivation for Female Middle School Students
… and motivation to read is lacking in middle school reading classrooms. Educators struggle with the challenge of motivating students to read and actively engage with text both inside and outside of school. Research indicates that female and male middle school students have unique …
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An Investigation and Selective Assessment of Secondary School Reading Programs in Illinois
… such as Peter Doe vs. the San Francisco Unified School District (Harper and Killarr, 1977) have spawned an outburst of public criticism directed at the public schools. Reading instruction and students' reading abilities are at the center of the controversy. But a question crucial to understanding …
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Parental Involvement in a Home/School Reading Program and Children's Success in Reading
… between parents' involvement in a home/school reading program and their children's success in reading.
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Attitudes of Parents and Teachers Toward Pre-School Reading Instruction Initiated by Parents
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An Investigation of the Effects of a Middle School Reading Intervention on School Dropout Rates
… of this study was to investigate the effects on reading achievement for middle school students after participation in a computer-based reading intervention program, READ 180, as well as the relationship of program participation to later dropout rates, compared to students enrolled in a …
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Impact of a Middle School Reading Strategies Elective on Reading Comprehension Test Scores and Reading Confidence
<p>In the fall of 2001, a local middle school decided to implement a new elective course. This course was designed to assist struggling middle school readers in acquiring the reading proficiency that would be required to succeed in higher level course work. Students remained in their regular …
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A Study Of Southwest Florida High School Reading Teachers And The Implmentation of Scientifically Based Reading Research Instruction
… (2001) swiftly and directly have an impact on reading teachers. The literacy directives of the act constitute a paradigm shift in reading reform, especially at the secondary level. Literacy directives require state and district level administrator's to focus on secondary reading teacher pre and …
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An Exploration of How Closely Upper Elementary Magnet School Reading Teachers' Perceptions of Evidence-based Practices in Reading Compared to Actual Practices in Their Classrooms
… to explore how closely upper elementary magnet school reading teachers’ perceptions of evidenced-based practices in reading compared to actual practices in their classrooms. Literacy instruction, beginning in the third grade, places more emphasis on comprehension and higher expectations on the …
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The development of an instrument to assess elementary school principals' involvement in the reading program
… and reliable instrument to assess elementary school principals' in the reading program. The findings confirm that the Cramer Inventory of Principal Involvement in Reading is such an instrument.A review of the literature yielded a list of 93 behaviors principals exhibit while working with the …
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A Comparative Study of Reading Achievement
… if there was any significant difference in reading achievement between the Lee School Reading Program with its interclass grouping and the other schools in the district where reading was taught in self-contained classrooms.
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Effects of Controlled Reading Reinforcement on Junior High Students
… reinforcement theory works in a junior high school reading class.
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The development of an enabling self-administered questionnaire for enhancing reading teachers' professional pedagogical insights
… of the core indicators of an effective reading teacher. During a preliminary feasibility study, the researcher was surprised to discover how many under-qualified teachers there were who had a limited professional understanding of current primary school reading instructions, approaches …
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Survey of administrative practices and certain elements relating to the status of secondary reading programs in selected comprehensive high schools in Indiana
… administrative practices relative to secondary reading programs in selected comprehensive high schools in Indiana and the status of certain aspects of secondary reading programs. The overall educational plan for the instruction of reading in selected high schools and administrative procedures to …
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A Study of the Effects of Brain Gym Exercises and Bal-A-Vis-X on Language Acquisition in Middle School Hmong and Hispanic English Language Learners
… Learners are struggling academically in middle school, reading below grade level. They are challenged in many subjects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Brain Gym® and Bal-A-Vis- X® exercises on students’ language acquisition and reading ability. Brain Gym® and …
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Sport and the College Volunteer: Teacher Perceptions of a Supplemental Reading Program Using Social Capital Theory
… purpose of this study was to evaluate an in-school supplemental reading program that promoted independent reading to Kindergarten through eighth grade students in low-income urban neighborhoods. Using social capital theory as a framework to analyze the program, sought to evaluate from the …
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Visual motor coordination and reading: a correlational analysis part II
… to determine if there was a correlation between reading rate and visual-motor coordination. This study was a replication of the researcher's prior study. The population of interest was the only differing aspect. This study used 32 high school 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> grade students from …
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