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Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Gao, Fang; Zhang, Rong – TESOL Journal, 2023
Scripted literacy programs are frequently used with designated English learners (ELs) as an intervention to address below-grade-level reading comprehension. Most literacy programs lack an explicit focus on oral language, vocabulary in use, and immersive writing, needed areas to improve reading comprehension and English proficiency among designated…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
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Koutsouris, George; Norwich, Brahm; Bessudnov, Alexey – Educational Review, 2021
Almost 20% of English pupils still experience difficulties with reading despite the use of a predominantly phonics-based approach that works well for most children, but not for all; therefore, other approaches need to be explored. The Integrated Group Reading (IGR) programme involves an inclusive approach to targeted teaching led by class teachers…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Randomized Controlled Trials, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
High, Allison E. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This 5-week case study research used qualitative methods to understand and study the relationship between feedback from course instructors and supervisors, and how it is used in comprehension instructional choices by eight pre-service teachers. The following research questions directed this research: (1) What is the role of feedback in pre-service…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Preservice Teachers, Lesson Plans, Reading Comprehension
Weston-Sementelli, Jennifer L.; Saxton, Emily; Anguiano, Carlos; Espel, Emma V.; Meyer, Stephen – RMC Research Corporation, 2020
RMC Research used a case study approach to document implementation of "Imagine Language & Literacy" and a correlational design to examine the relationship between student program usage and student academic achievement outcomes for students in grades K-2. "Imagine Language & Literacy" is a digital education program…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Correlation, Program Implementation, Academic Achievement
Carter, Teresa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students in a rural elementary school in the southeastern United States were not performing well in comprehension development. Educators at the school needed more information on ways to enhance student understanding and performance. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how elementary teachers' implemented comprehension…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Rural Schools, Program Implementation
Suber, Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Teachers at a Title I elementary school in South Carolina implemented the scripted Reading Mastery© program (RMP) to improve students' comprehension. Comprehension scores did not increase, despite teachers receiving RMP professional development (PD) prior to implementing the program. Administrators were unaware if the teachers were adequately…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading, Reading Instruction
Dulaney, Shannon Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the present study was to record Cedar Middle School's (CMS) response to intervention implementation journey. It is a qualitative case study that examines one school's efforts to bring school improvements under the response to inventory (RtI) umbrella in order to achieve a more systematic approach to providing high-quality…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Focus Groups
Gagliardi, Luanne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine three seventh grade R180 teachers' perceptions regarding the local setting factors and role of the teacher impacting the program's implementation across the three middle schools. The conceptual framework guiding this study was derived from the Scholastic R180 Logic-of-Change Model, which depicts an…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
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Quick, Heather E.; Holtzman, Deborah J.; Chaney, Kassandra R. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
As with many districtwide reform efforts, the San Diego reform sought to improve classroom instruction by focusing on building the capacity of teachers. This article examines practices of teacher professional development in the district and their impact on literacy instruction. Through examination of the literature on effective professional…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Educational Change, Literacy, Teaching Methods
Reis, Sally M.; Little, Catherine A.; Fogarty, Elizabeth; Housand, Angela M.; Housand, Brian C.; Sweeny, Sheelah M.; Eckert, Rebecca D.; Muller, Lisa M. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the scaling up of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Reading (SEM-R) in 11 elementary and middle schools in geographically diverse sites across the country. Qualitative comparative analysis was used in this study, with multiple data sources compiled into 11 in-depth school case studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Qualitative Research
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Stambaugh, Tamra – Gifted Child Today, 2006
This article describes Project Athena, a Javits program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and developed through the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary. Project Athena seeks to find ways to help impoverished children develop advanced skills in reading comprehension, literary analysis, and persuasive writing. Its…
Descriptors: Literacy, Poverty, Skill Development, Reading Comprehension