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Direct linkElaine M. Radmer; Janine J. Darragh – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study exemplifies an experimental design to measure the effectiveness of a new educational approach compared to the conventional approach. The researchers were interested in the impacts that reading culturally responsive Young Adult novels might have on eighth grade students' reading comprehension. Students were randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Grade 8
Stacki, Sandra L., Ed.; Caskey, Micki M., Ed.; Mertens, Steven B., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2020
The lives of middle school students are dynamic, and their needs and desires are always evolving. They experience more complicated lives as influences of the broader society including popular media and technology, immigration and cultural diversity, amplified political divisiveness, and bullying effect their daily lives both in and out of school.…
Descriptors: Teaching Guides, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Gordon, William M. – 1982
Intended for reading instructors of kindergarten through grade 8 students, this book offers a comprehensive view of the skills needed for a student to become an effective, lifetime reader. Instead of presenting a method for teaching reading, it presents the skills common to most reading programs. Chapters in the first section discuss the history…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Galda, Lee; Rayburn, Shane; Stanzi, Lisa Cross – 2000
Presenting the story of how discussion became the foundation of a teacher's classroom practice, this book examines reading development in a group of second graders, observing classroom discussions and the transformation of a basal-reading curriculum into one which used literature-study groups. The book reports on close-up classroom observation as…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 2
Jones, Carroll J. – 1998
This guide provides practical and specific step-by-step methods for developing and using curriculum-based assessment (CBA) in an educational setting. It is organized into six basic skills chapters. Chapter 1, "Assessment: An Overview" (Carroll J. Jones), includes the basic reasons for assessment and types of special education assessment, as well…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Block, Cathy Collins, Ed.; Pressley, Michael, Ed. – 2002
Noting that comprehension instruction is widely recognized as an essential component of developing students' pleasure and profit from reading, this book presents 25 essays on comprehension instruction that summarize current research and provide best-practice guidelines for teachers and teacher educators. Each chapter in the book presents key…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Metacognition
Download full textFulwiler, Toby, Ed.; Young, Art, Ed. – 1982
Intended for use by college and university educators, this book contains theoretical ideas and practical activities designed to enhance and promote writing across the curriculum programs. Topics discussed in the 12 major chapters are (1) conceptual frameworks of the cross writing program; (2) journal writing across the curriculum; (3) writing and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Integrated Activities
Roller, Cathy M., Ed. – 2002
This collection of 9 papers from the International Reading Association's Reading Research 2001 Conference (RR2001) addresses comprehensive reading instruction across the grade levels. The introduction, "How Will We Develop the Concept of Comprehensive Reading Instruction Across Grade Levels?," notes that five quandaries arose in the discussion of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Reading, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Nara, Hiroshi – Foreign Language Publications, 2001
This book provides essays designed to support informed classroom and curricular decisions. It aims to dispel some of the misunderstandings about Japanese language instruction and introduce the intellectual inquires we are making in the field. Eleven chapters are included: (1) Development of Kanji Knowledge Among Adult JFL Learners; (2)…
Descriptors: Sentences, Second Language Learning, Japanese, Second Language Instruction
Ammon, Bette D.; Sherman, Gale W. – 1996
Innovative librarians, teachers, and parents have for years been using picture books with students in grades four and above, including high school and college students. Recent research suggests that many students comprehend better when they are reading meaningful text, with meaningful characters and themes. Picture books are: useful for teaching…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Singer, Harry; Donlan, Dan – 1985
Appropriate for teachers of any grade who want to teach their students how to read and learn from text, this book explains how to develop and use strategies that will enable all students to read and learn in the content areas without stigmatizing them. The book is divided into four parts. The first part explains the changing role of the school and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Change
Abadzi, Helen – 2003
Adult literacy program outcomes have been disappointing. A number of principals and methods from cognitive and neuropsychological research can be used to make literacy instruction more effective, including the following: improving cognitive function; fast reading; reading practice; literacy as a motivator; and improving use of class time.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Johnson, Terry D.; Louis, Daphne R. – 1987
Based on the notion that children become literate by trying to read and write in a supportive atmosphere with interesting books, rather than being instructed in isolated language skills, this book offers teachers ideas for using children's literature and related activities as an alternative to basal readers to make learning language skills…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development
Kress, Jacqueline E. – 1993
The book for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) contains 80 lists of words, expressions, constructions, ideas, and materials for use in ESL lesson planning and classroom instruction. The lists are presented in seven groups: (1) general vocabulary, consisting of 21 lists of English words used in various situations in daily life,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics, Curriculum Development
