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Hoffman, Paul R.; Norris, Janet A. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1994
This study compared reading gains of low-socioeconomic status, at-risk kindergarten students within two curricula collaboratively written by classroom teachers and speech-language pathologists. Compared to the alphabet-based curriculum, the whole-language curriculum showed greater gains in the use of print to represent meaning and similar gains in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textRafferty, Cathleen D.; And Others – 1991
A study analyzed teacher and student perceptions of a literature-based reading/writing curriculum for at-risk high school students. Eighteen students, (3 girls, 15 boys) ranging in age from 15 to 18 years, began English 9, a redesigned one-semester literature-based make-up course for students who failed ninth-grade English. Prior to the study, the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools
Walley, Carl W.; Walley, Kate – 1995
Based on the premise that viewing the curriculum holistically enriches the instructional practices of teachers and adds depth and meaning to children's school experiences, this guide is intended to: (1) encourage teachers who have doubts about using literature in their content area classes; (2) support those presently using literature to teach;…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development
Carrigg, Fred; Ramella, Gary – Electronic Learning, 1996
Describes how a school district in the mostly poor or working class Union City, New Jersey "remade" its schools before integrating technology. They adopted a whole-language approach, which facilitated other changes: replacement of old texts with classroom libraries of authentic literature; interdisciplinary scheduling; removal of pullout…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Ellen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1995
Examined teachers' beliefs on what constitutes developmentally appropriate literacy instruction. Three teachers were interviewed, observed during planning and instruction time, and asked to reflect on their beliefs and practicing. Through practice, they came to believe that appropriate literacy instruction involves a variety of instructional…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
Rorschach, Elizabeth; Tillyer, Anthea; Verdi, Gail – 1992
An experimental English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program at City College (New York) is reported. The federally funded project investigated the effectiveness of an instructional method entitled "Fluency First" and based on whole language theories of learning. It requires large amounts of reading and writing, collaboration with peers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Students, Curriculum Development
