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Lynmara Colon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Critical approaches to policy suggest that policy, even in the most apparently democratic polity or institution, codifies and extends the interests of those who disproportionately wield power (Levinson et al., 2009). While many people are involved in conversations and decision-making processes related to the implementation of grade retention or…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, Grade Repetition, Elementary School Students
Kouhana, Hilary – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Recent reports indicated that English Language Learners (ELLs) comprised about 5 million students who attended school in the United States this past year. The general problem was that male Hispanic ELL students are retained at a higher rate than their male counterparts in many states in the United States. The researcher specifically chose the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Grade 3, School Holding Power, Males
Wang, W. Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The Problem. In its meta-analysis on teaching children to read, U.S. National Reading Panel (NICHD & NIH, 2000) found repeated reading to be an effective technique for reading instruction. Specifically, the report determined that repeated reading procedures had a positive impact on word recognition, fluency, and comprehension across a range of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, English Language Learners, Reading Instruction
Morisoli, Kelly L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This researcher investigated the effects of repeated reading, performance feedback, and systematic error correction on the reading fluency of three secondary English language learners (ELLs) with a specific learning disability (SLD) in reading. A multiple baseline reversal design across subjects was used to explore the effects of repeated reading…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Oral Reading
Hill, Daya D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study was designed to determine if a relationship exists between student characteristics and the practice of grade retention. Specifically, student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, early birth date, and students who are English Language Learners (ELL). The student sample included 1,187 participants from a large…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Geometric Concepts, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods
Harrison, Katharine Staub – ProQuest LLC, 2011
For the large population of school-age English language learners in California and the United States, the challenge of learning a second language while learning academic content is formidable. Learning to read English skillfully is key to their success. Reading instruction focused on development of oral text-reading fluency has shown strong…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction