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Gage, Nicholas A.; Sugai, George; Lewis, Timothy J. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Turning around chronically low-performing schools requires a multifaceted school-wide, systematic effort that includes strong leadership and data-based decision making. School-wide efforts to turn-around low-performing schools should address the academic, social, and behavioral needs of all students. One evidence-based, systematic school-wide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Positive Behavior Supports, School Turnaround, Educational Environment
Reid, Ethna R. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2010
By presenting a brief general history of educators' efforts and struggles to influence the intellectual and social growth of young children, it will help the reader understand why the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI), a research and consulting group concerned with instructional practices, sought for and obtained funds from the U.S.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
Colby, Susan S. – 1998
A study investigated whether retention is an effective method for remediating low-level readers. It was hypothesized that there would not be a significant difference in reading test scores of low level readers between those who were retained in second grade and those who were promoted to third grade. The Metropolitan Achievement Test was used as a…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Low Achievement, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Mueller, E. Jane – 1977
The relationships between the grade level of entry into Title I treatment, the need for subsequent treatment, and third grade reading achievement were investigated. In addition, the relationships between pattern of Title I treatment, third grade achievement, and Kuhlmann-Anderson Verbal IQ were studied. The pattern of Title I entry is defined as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Nieman, Ronald H.; Gastright, Joseph F. – 1981
This eight-year follow-up study, examining the educational impact of a compensatory early childhood program upon disadvantaged students, compares mean scores of the treatment group of 410 former preschool and all day kindergarten students with those of a comparison group of 141 traditional half day kindergarten students. Empirical evidence shows…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Novak, Carl D. – 1975
This study was part of the evaluation of Project INSTRUCT, a Title III ESEA reading project. Project schools rated high on implementation were paired with similar control schools. Samples of 165 second-grade students were randomly selected from project and control schools. Covariance procedures were used to compare word knowledge, reading, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Primary Education
Kazlow, Carole; Lachman, Susan – 1980
This report is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980 for Spanish speaking students. A program description outlines the methods used for selecting students for the bilingual program. A discussion of the evaluation's design and objectives is also included. The report presents student test scores in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Class Organization