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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2017
"Prentice Hall/Pearson Literature©" (2007-15) is an English language arts curriculum designed for students in grades 6-12 that focuses on building reading, vocabulary, literary analysis, and writing skills. It uses passages from fiction and nonfiction texts, poetry, and contemporary digital media. The curriculum is based on a textbook.…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Language Arts, Literacy, Educational Research
Direct linkTownsend, Dianna; Filippini, Alexis; Collins, Penelope; Biancarosa, Gina – Elementary School Journal, 2012
Despite the current theoretical momentum for the importance of academic English and the acknowledgment that academic materials increase in complexity through the grades, little empirical attention has been devoted to the role of academic English in academic achievement. This study examined the amount of variance in academic achievement explained…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 7
Tanis, David; And Others – 1969
The Vocabulary Development Project (VDP) was a pilot study designed to demonstrate that significant improvement in language skills is possible with a sustained, massive program of vocabulary exercises. The subjects were inner-city fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. As this project was not a full-blown experimental study, a control…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students
