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The Relationship between Title I Funding Allocations and Student Achievement
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Contreras, Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Title I legislation was enacted in 1965 under the Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Act. The goal of Title I was to support disadvantaged students in achieving academic excellence and to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and students from high socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite billions of dollars, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Campuses, Reading Programs, Disadvantaged
A Historical View of the Impact of a Secondary Literacy Framework
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Cazier, James S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Little is known about the impact of staff development programs on student reading comprehension performance. This study examined the impact of staff supported through "Reading Next"'s Project C.R.I.S.S. on middle and high school student remedial reading performance in one Southwestern U.S. school district from 2005 to 2010. This…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Remedial Reading
The Effects of Fluency Training on Implementation Fidelity of a Reading Intervention Conducted by Paraprofessionals
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O'Keeffe, Breda Victoria – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Improving educational outcomes involves many variables, including identifying effective interventions and ensuring that they are effectively implemented in schools. Within a "response to intervention" model, treatment integrity of academic interventions has become increasingly important. However, recent research has suggested that…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Reading Programs, Response to Intervention, Curriculum Implementation