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Direct linkTang, Agnes C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Children's literature serves as mirrors and windows for the students we teach today. Through literature, children should be able to see their own reflections as well as the world around them. Yet despite their long history in the United States, Asian Americans have not always been represented in children's literature. This study analyzed the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Asian Americans, Reading Materials, Grade 3
Download full textHoffman, James V.; And Others – 1995
A study described first-grade teachers' beliefs and practices about reading instruction. Drawing from interview and observational data, 16 teachers from 4 districts in south-central Texas were placed on a continuum from skills-based to literature-based in relationship to their use of the basal. Only 2 teachers were found to rely solely on the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Grade 1, Primary Education, Reading Research
Peer reviewedCloud-Silva, Connie; Sadoski, Mark – Journal of Educational Research, 1987
Elementary school teachers in Texas were surveyed to determine (1) their attitudes toward basal readers; (2) the extent of their use of basal reader programs; and (3) their perceptions of state reading textbook adoption policies. Findings are presented. Issues regarding teachers as decision makers versus technicians are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedHoffman, James V.; McCarthey, Sarah J.; Elliott, Bonnie; Bayles, Debra L.; Price, Debra P.; Ferree, Angela; Abbott, Judy A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1998
Examines, in four Texas districts, changes in teacher practices related to adoption of the new literature-based basal programs. Surveys over 250 teachers statewide; focuses on 14 teachers in depth. Finds (1) teachers changed practices from year one to year two; (2) teachers' epistemological orientations determined how they responded to changes in…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Grade 1
Jacobson, John E. – State of Reading, 1996
Surveys Texas teachers and principals regarding new basal readers implemented during the 1993/94 school year. Reveals that most respondents were pleased with the new basal adoption, felt the treatment of skills was acceptable, and were satisfied with the anthologies' literature selections. (SR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Principals
Sharp, Pat Tipton; Wood, Randy M. – Texas Reading Report, 1994
A study investigated the extent to which positive moral values are included in reading and social studies textbooks. Random samples of social studies textbooks (published by Harcourt Brace, D. C. Heath, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett and Ginn, and McGraw-Hill) and reading textbooks (published by MacMillan/McGraw-Hill, Harcourt Brace, and Houghton…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Peer reviewedHoffman, James V.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Examines the first-grade materials in five new basal programs submitted for the 1993 Texas state adoption, comparing them with program materials currently in use in the state. Finds substantial changes in the more recent series. Interprets findings in terms of historical trends as well as recent developments in the literature-based and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: (1) teacher self-assessment and analysis of feedback to student miscues during oral reading; (2) the humor found in basal readers appropriate to second and fourth grade students; (3) an…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basal Reading, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading
