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Brabham, Beth; Johnson, Rose – Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook, 2019
Our district reading data at the secondary level has remained stagnant over the last decade with respect to grade-level reading ability. We knew we wanted to find a way to engage students in reading and strengthen their literacy skills. In response to this, we sought to examine if we were hindering literacy development through our instructional…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, School Districts, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods
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Liu, Siping; Wang, Jian – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study examines the effectiveness of cooperative reading teaching activities and independent reading activities for English language learner (ELL) students at 4th grade level. Based on simple linear regression and correlational analyses of data collected from two large data bases, PIRLS and NAEP, the study found that cooperative reading…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
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O'Hara, Susan; Pritchard, Robert; Huang, Cammy; Pella, Shannon – TESOL Journal, 2013
This study investigated the impact of an innovative professional development initiative on teachers' ability to use technological resources to improve English learners' academic language. The Teaching Using Technology Studio, a collaborative effort between school district and university personnel, was designed as a responsive professional…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Learning Languages, 2000
Discusses the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the nationally representative continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Gives specific attention to the foreign language NAEP targeted for the year 2003. Provides the National Network for Early Language Learning's response to plans…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation