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Beaven, Ana, Ed.; Comas-Quinn, Anna, Ed.; Hinton, Naomi, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Sounds-Write is a systematic synthetic phonics approach that has been successfully used to teach students to read and spell for the last two decades. This volume brings together twelve case studies -- written by practitioners -- of implementation of the Sounds-Write programme in different settings and geographical contexts (Europe, US, Australia).…
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Spelling Instruction
LeTendre, Brenda Guenther; Lipka, Richard – 2000
This guide gives elementary school educators the tools they need to get answers to their questions about program evaluation. It shows how to use information to work more effectively and efficiently, and its explains how to use program evaluation techniques to make sure that the solutions selected truly solve the problems of interest. The first two…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
McConaughy, Stephanie H.; Kay, Pam; Welkowitz, Julie A.; Hewitt, Kim; Fitzgerald, Martha D. – Guilford Publications, 2007
The Achieving-Behaving-Caring (ABC) Program is an evidence-based approach to addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties and promoting successful home-school collaboration. This practical guide demonstrates how classroom teachers and parents can work together to boost individual children's…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Parent Participation, Action Research, Parent School Relationship
Forsten, Char; Grant, Jim; Richardson, Irv – 1999
Looping is an instructional design whereby students progress to the next grade level with the same teacher(s) for two or more years. This book was designed to help teachers and administrators explore, implement, and evaluate looping programs. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "Exploring Looping Configurations," identifies the primary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Looping (Teachers)
Marcus, Marie – 1977
An attempt is made in this book to make teachers aware of some informal techniques which can be used to diagnose strengths and weaknesses in the language arts abilities of students. The techniques are economical in the use of time but are fairly comprehensive in the information gathered. They have been tested and refined by more than 1,000…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Wachter, Joanne C. – 1999
Noting that volunteer programs succeed only with careful forethought and maintenance, this book is designed to provide information necessary to create and operate a successful volunteer program in an elementary school setting. Steps in thinking about volunteers in innovative ways, recruitment, training, maintaining program effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Parent School Relationship, Program Administration
Forsten, Char; Grant, Jim; Richardson, Irv – 1999
Multiage is an instructional design whereby students from two or more grades are blended together into a learning community that progresses with the same teacher(s) for two or more years. This book was designed to help teachers and administrators explore, implement, and evaluate their multiage program. The book is presented in four parts. The…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Somerfield, Muriel; And Others – 1985
Intended for administrators and reading teachers, this book deals with the issues about reading that seem to be the most common causes of concern. The topics discussed are the following: a general approach to the teaching of reading, ways to involve parents with reading, a prereading program, the organization of a reading program, the process of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Parent Participation, Program Evaluation
St. John, Edward P.; Loescher, Siri Ann; Bardzell, Jeffrey S. – 2003
Early reading and literacy have become the focus of policymakers, with a renewed emphasis on the early grades. This resource provides a guide to important and effective research-based reading programs. The guide's in-depth coverage analyzes and compares features, frameworks, tools, methods, and reform components for the following 17 major reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Briggs, Dennie – 1998
Current educational reform initiatives could be strengthened by more actively involving students in teaching younger students with the collaboration of teachers and other adults. This handbook for teachers, students, and parents provides information about training and providing opportunities for students to tutor younger students. The book shows…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship
Shanker, James L. – 1982
Intended for use by administrators, program coordinators, reading specialists and consultants, and teachers, this booklet outlines the critical steps in preparing inservice programs in reading instruction. The first section of the booklet presents six guidelines for planning, conducting, and evaluating reading staff development activities: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Teacher Education
Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja van den – 1996
The principal focus of this study was the assessment of mathematics in primary education within Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), a mathematics reform movement begun in The Netherlands in the 1960s. The book that resulted from this study is comprised of seven chapters, the first four of which constitute part 1 and are the core of the work.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational History
Daniels, Harvey; Zemelman, Steven – 1985
Intended for curriculum directors, English or language arts chairpeople, and administrators, this book is designed to illuminate the common beliefs and procedures of the National Writing Project, which have been developed with the support of Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and state and local resources, by offering a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Lipton, Gladys C. – 1992
The guide is designed to help elementary school administrators and school communities in making decisions about FLES (foreign language in the elementary school) program design and implementation. An introductory chapter provides definitions of relevant program types (FLES, exploratory/FLEX, and immersion). The second chapter reviews the current…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Research, Elementary Education, FLES
Seligson, Michelle; Allenson, Michael – 1993
Evidence suggests that self-care among school-age children has significant costs to the children, in the form of increased fearfulness and loneliness, heightened vulnerability to peer pressure, and greater likelihood of substance abuse. In response to the need for quality school-age care, this book serves as a guide for anyone wanting to implement…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Financial Support
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