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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"reading specialists"”.
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Elementary Reading Specialists' Perspectives Towards Their Work
… 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 specialists’ …
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A Multiple-Case Study of Secondary Reading Specialists
… the role and educator perceptions of the reading specialist (RS) in the five secondary schools of one school district in the western United States. The purposes of the study were to determine: (1) the actual roles and responsibilities of the secondary RS, (2) whether differences existed in …
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The Roles of Middle and High School Reading Specialists
… prepared classroom teachers and well-prepared reading specialists who can serve as coaches or mentors for teachers in the schools. Elementary level reading specialists and their role in the school community has been widely researched however the secondary level lacks clarity in impact on …
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A reading program for reading specialists in primary grades
Whole language method.
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A reading program for reading specialists in primary grades
Whole language method.
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A Survey of the Qualifications of Reading Specialists Teaching in Governmental Supported Reading Programs in the Washington State Public Schools
… of this study to survey consultants involved in reading programs in the public schools in the state of Washington in an effort to obtain factual data on their level of preparation in reading. These consultants were also asked to indicate the training and qualifications they felt necessary for the …
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The roles of professional organizations in the effective teaching of reading in Chicago public schools: the International Reading Association and Illinois Reading Council as case studies
… of professional associations to effective reading teaching in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). It looked at the performances of students in meets and exceeds in the Illinois State Achievement Test (ISAT) for third and eight grade students in selected schools in CPS between 1999 and 2004 and …
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The Beliefs Literacy Specialists Hold Regarding Processes that Assist Struggling Readers with the Comprehension of Informational Text
… right to read. It is the evolving work of the reading/literacy specialists to provide support and build confidence in readers struggling in all components of reading. The purpose of this study is to explore the beliefs of reading/literacy specialists regarding the processes that assist …
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Reading Specialist Practices at the Third Grade Level in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
… the actual, perceived, and ideal roles of the reading specialist as compared to the Elements found within of the International Reading Association's Standards for Specialized Reading Personnel, Revised, 2003 (IRA, 2004). Reading specialists, classroom teachers, and principals involved at the …
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An Investigation of Reading Instruction in Northeast Tennessee.
… specific prekindergarten- through 8th-grade reading programs, instructional best practices, academic interventions, and educational activities that are perceived as successful practices in four high achieving schools within the parameters of Northeast Tennessee. This study was accomplished …
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Use, Context, and Consequences of Early Literacy Assessments in Chicago Public Schools
… factors such as the presence of school-level reading specialists, professional development, and school infrastructure contribute positively to data use, and (d) the perception of positive consequences from data use results in the strongest impact on this practice.
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A scale for the measurement of metacognitive reading awareness in developmental college students
Scale titled the Metacognitive Reading Measure (MRM) based on Index of Reading Awareness (IRA) by Jacobs and Paris (1987) with adaptations made by the researcher was developed and evaluated for this study to measure metacognitive reading awareness in developmental college students. Procedure for …
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Improving Decoding: A Multiple Case Study of Fourth Grade Striving Readers
… grade participants received intensive, explicit reading intervention from an expert reading teacher for 17 weeks. Data from intervention class observations, documents, and interviews with participants and classroom teacher were analyzed to determine how these striving readers learned to improve …
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Effective Models of In-Class Remedial Reading Instruction
… impacted. This paper will discuss the role of a reading specialist today and how students can receive remedial reading instruction in the regular classroom setting. This topic was selected due to observations of the difficulty my school based literacy educator (SBLE) faces in trying to implement …
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The Essence of the Distributed Leadership Experience of a High School Literacy Coaching Team: A Phenomenological Study
… The study’s participants included the school’s Reading Department Chair; six reading specialists who also served as literacy coaches; four content area teachers who served as content coaches; and the author of the study who is the administrator in charge of supervising the school’s literacy …
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ARIZONA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND READING: BACKGROUNDS, OPINIONS, PRACTICES, AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
… superintendents with respect to their districts' reading programs. The questions investigated for this study were: (1) What are the educational, professional and reading backgrounds of Arizona school superintendents? (2) What professional organizations and publications appear to be most …
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Writing and Designing Science Trade Books for Young Adolescents: Model Development and Application
… jurors. Adult jurors included science teachers, reading specialists, children's librarians, parents, and a publishing professional. Results show that author analysis of reader protocols was effective for revising both text and design. In addition, more adult jurors preferred the protocol-edited …
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Response to Intervention Implementation: The Successes and Challenges in the Mid Appalachian Counties
… the following stakeholders - classroom teachers, reading specialists, special education teachers, and principals. The following areas---Assessment, Instruction, Collaboration and Problem Solving, Professional Development, and Special Education Referral and Eligibility procedures---were used to …
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Professional learning across contexts for LESLLA teachers: the unlikely meeting of adult educators in kindergarten to explore early literacy instruction
… for the first time. Their teachers must be reading specialists, language experts, and resettlement workers all rolled into one. This population of adult ESL learners is largely neglected by both researchers and materials developers. However, within our communities, early elementary teachers …
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