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Does a Summer Reading Program Based on Lexiles Affect Reading Comprehension? Final Report. NCEE 2012-4006
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Wilkins, Chuck; Gersten, Russell; Decker, Lauren E.; Grunden, Leslie; Brasiel, Sarah; Brunnert, Kim; Jayanthi, Madhavi – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This report presents estimates from a large-scale, multi-district RCT (randomized controlled trial) on the effectiveness of a summer reading program on improving student reading comprehension for economically disadvantaged grade 3 students reading below the 50th percentile nationally. This study focused on the summer between grades 3 and 4 for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Independent Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
90-Day Cycle: Exploration of Math Intensives as a Strategy to Move More Community College Students out of Developmental Math Courses
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Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners; Grunow, Alicia – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2010
The authors prepared this report after exploring programs using a 90-day cycle process borrowed from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The IHI 90-day cycle scans activity in the field as a "quick way to research innovative ideas and assess their potential for advancing quality improvement". The goal was to "get under…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Instructional Innovation
Annual Report of Programs for the Disadvantaged in Texas, 1977-78.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Program Evaluation. – 1978
Reviewed in this document are compensatory education programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, in the public and nonpublic schools of Texas during 1977-1978. Included are descriptive statistics concerning the scope and nature of the programs and test data reflecting effectiveness of reading and mathematics activities…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Annual Report of the Texas Migrant Education Program ESEA Title I 1977-78.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1978
During 1977-78 the Texas Migrant Education Program provided supplementary instructional and support services to 85,302 children of migratory parents. Title I Migrant funds of $30,330,453 were expended for regular term programs by 271 participating Texas school districts and four nonprofit organizations. Supplementary instruction was provided to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Educational Finance