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Pyatigorsky, Mikhail; Gulemetova, Michaela; Chan, Vincent; Allen, Katherine; Saltares, Eliana; Elkins, Robyn – WestEd, 2019
Reading Apprenticeship is a model of academic literacy instruction designed by the Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) at WestEd to improve student literacy skills and academic achievement. Based on understandings of the close relationship between curricular reform and professional development, Reading Apprenticeship includes an instructional…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Comprehension
Greenleaf, Cynthia; Katz, Mira-Lisa; Stump, Mary; Litman, Cindy; Loyd, William – WestEd, 2020
Reading Apprenticeship is a research-based professional learning model and instructional framework designed by the Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) at WestEd to improve student literacy and learning. Based on understandings of the close relationship between curricular reform and professional development (Heller & Greenleaf, 2007), Reading…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Professional Development, Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approach
Boulay, Beth; Goodson, Barbara; Frye, Michael; Blocklin, Michelle; Price, Cristofer – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
The Striving Readers program aimed to raise the literacy levels of middle and high school students reading below grade level and to build a strong research base on effective adolescent literacy interventions. This report summarizes the results of a systematic review of evaluations of the ten different interventions funded by the Striving Readers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Jones, Curtis J.; Lander, Rachel; Westrum, Rachel – Grantee Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the i3-funded SPARK program on the literacy development of students in kindergarten through third grade. The SPARK program represents a collaboration between Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Schools. In the study, two cohorts of students were randomly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Jones, Curtis – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
The tutoring component of the Investing in Innovations (i3) funded Milwaukee Community Literacy Project (MCLP) is based on the Reading Recovery program. Reading Recovery focuses on in-school tutoring with lesson plans written, and assessments analyzed, by the tutors themselves. The objective of this study is to measure the impact of the MCLP on…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Literacy Education, Tutoring, Youth Programs
Scholastic Inc., 2014
In school districts across the nation, diverse student groups have been experiencing significant gains in reading performance after using READ 180. This compendium of READ 180 research contains 40 studies. The studies take place in a variety of settings in school districts across the country from 1999 to 2012. Summarized are correlational and…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Gamse, Beth; Boulay, Beth; Rulf-Fountain, Alyssa; Unlu, Fatih – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
"The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (PL 107-110) established the Reading First Program (Title I, Part B, Subpart 1), a major federal initiative designed to help ensure that all children can read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. Reading First (RF) builds upon research indicating that effective reading instruction on…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Federal Programs, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Compendium of Read 180 Research: 16 Years of Evidence-Based Results for America's Struggling Readers
Online Submission, 2015
In school districts across the nation, diverse student groups, including English Learners and students with disabilities, have been experiencing significant gains in reading performance after using READ 180. This compendium of READ 180 research contains results of 40 studies conducted in a variety of settings, in school districts across the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement
Negaard, Connie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One of the most significant policy effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of January 2002 and the subsequent state waivers of this Act, has been an awareness and intolerance of the gaps in student achievement among subgroups of students throughout the United States. Specifically, secondary students with learning disabilities and English…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Reading Programs, Learning Disabilities
National Endowment for the Arts, 2009
The Big Read evaluation included a series of 35 case studies designed to gather more in-depth information on the program's implementation and impact. The case studies gave readers a valuable first-hand look at The Big Read in context. Both formal and informal interviews, focus groups, attendance at a wide range of events--all showed how…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, National Programs, Case Studies, Program Implementation
Tvaruzka, Kathryn – Education Libraries, 2009
While library programming for children is a staple in most public libraries, it is quite rare in the academic setting. In 2006 the education librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire began offering literacy programs in a library that traditionally discouraged children and community members from using its resources. Successful programs…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, At Risk Persons, Academic Libraries
French, Michael P. – 1981
Intended for educators involved in developing secondary school reading programs, this paper describes a carefully balanced program implemented in the Wisconsin public school system for grades 7 through 12. Following a brief introduction to and rationale for the concept of a reading program that balances instruction in reading for skill…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Melekoglu, Macid A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the impact of motivation to read on the reading gains of struggling adolescent readers with and without specific learning disabilities (LD) who were exposed to a structured, research-based reading program over an 18-week period. Participants included 13 adolescents with LD and 25 students without disabilities from two…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adolescents
Johnson, Debra Wilcox, Ed. – 1985
The Wisconsin Summer Library Program was developed to promote use of the library by children during the summer, to familiarize them with the resources of the public library, and to help them retain their reading skills over the summer. Different ways of interpreting the theme of the summer program for 1985 were suggested by librarians throughout…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Childrens Literature, Program Development
Kennelly, Patti, Ed. – 1984
This guide offers suggestions for in-library, community, and school program promotion and activities, including specific ideas for the 1984 theme, "Hats Off to Children." It is intended for libraries participating in the Wisconsin Summer Library Program, which promotes summer use of the library by children, familiarizes them with public…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Educational Games, Enrichment Activities