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Decreasing Overreliance on Basal Readers through Staff Development.
Evans, Deborah J. – 1991
A practicum aimed to reduce overreliance on the basal reading program in grade 1 of the elementary school. It also endeavored to provide teachers with quality choices to enhance and enrich their reading/writing programs. Five workshops were designed to meet the specific needs of a public school district located on the northeastern seaboard which…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Class Activities, Grade 1, Inservice Teacher Education
A Collegial Approach to the Redesigning of a Writing Program for Grades K-5.
Chan, Diana R. – 1989
This practicum addressed the expressed need to help teachers become familiar with the writing process and to provide the staff with ways to incorporate more writing (composition) into their elementary (K-5) classrooms. The objectives included educating the teachers in the writing process so they could feel more comfortable in teaching the new…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Area Writing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Improving Reading Skills and Attitudes through the Reading and Writing Connection.
Elmquist, Elizabeth – 1987
A practicum was implemented to improve the sight-word vocabulary and attitudes toward reading among 22 second-grade students reading below grade level. The program took approximately 45 minutes a day, 2 days a week. The language experience approach was used in conjunction with word processors. The different types of activities included dictated…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 2, Language Experience Approach
Implementing Strategies in Content Area Reading for Increasing Reading Comprehension of Fifth Grade Students.
Cibula, June Clarke – 1990
A practicum was conducted to improve reading comprehension in classroom performance with the basal reading series and on norm-referenced tests. Subjects included a fifth-grade class of 28 students who were paired with another fifth-grade class as peer teachers. New skills were taught and practiced with the target population early in the week. On…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Grade 5
Teaching Reading to Chapter One Pre-First Grade Students Using a Literature Based Approach.
Nadler, Diane Leboe – 1989
A literature based reading program was developed to improve reading comprehension skills of 14 students in a Chapter 1 pre-first grade class. Instead of using a basal reader for instruction, the students were exposed to trade or literature books, The reading strategies that were pre- and posttested were recognition of a sight vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Language Experience Approach
Increasing Literature Interests in First Grade Retained Students in a Chapter I Reading Lab by Matching Reading Approaches to Their Reading Styles.
Thomas, Grace Gilliard – 1990
A study was conducted to address the problem of all students not learning to read in the same manner when the instruction was limited to only one approach, that of the basal reader with its phonics emphasis. The Reading Style Inventory, the Swassing-Barbe Modality Index, and the Bradway Quick Check were administered to the students attending the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Cognitive Style, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Meeting First Graders' Need for Rich, Authentic Literacy Experiences by Moving from a Basal Reader to a Whole Language Orientation.
Brand, Wendy – 1991
This practicum was designed to allow first graders the opportunity to read and write in a more natural and authentic manner than that permitted by using the basal reading series as the basis for reading instruction. The first grade reading program was transformed from a basal-oriented approach to a whole language approach. Through the use of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Learning Activities