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Ghosh, Aditi; Misquitta, Radhika; Shenoy, Sunaina; Kotwal, Nikisha – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Background: The National Education Policy of India in 2020 indicated a goal that all children will achieve foundational literacy by Grade 3 by 2025. In line with this, the Indian government sets a target of 30 to 35 correct words per minute (cwpm) at Grade 3. However, there are no supporting data for reading fluency targets in the Indian reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Fluency, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Shenoy, Sunaina; Wagner, Richard K.; Rao, Nisha M. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
This study explores the possibility of adapting specific progress-monitoring tools developed in the US for use in English-medium private schools in Bangalore. In the US, many teachers adopt progress-monitoring tools like the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy SkillsĀ (DIBELS) and Curriculum Based Measurement (easyCBM) to keep track of their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Elementary School Students
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Sider, Kenneth – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2008
A real-life experience is a "moving force" that can be part of the elementary social studies curriculum. This article discusses an experiential learning about India and describes how the author integrates the arts and service learning in his third grade classroom. It also describes class activities that enhance social studies curriculum…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Indians, Altruism, Service Learning