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Malova, Irina; Avalos, Mary A.; Gort, Mileidis – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2022
Integrated Reading-Writing Instruction (IRWI) is an approach for English Language Arts (ELA) instruction that has gained much attention since the adoption of college and career standards. Previous studies have shown that connecting reading and writing during instruction positively affects students' literacy outcomes as related cognitive processes…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Language Arts
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Melissa A. Page; Catherine Snyder; Kathy Dowell – Grantee Submission, 2024
The Lyceum, implemented by Guilford County Schools (GCS), was an arts education program designed to promote arts integration for all GCS students and exposure to Entertainment Arts & Technology for students at Penn-Griffin School for the Arts. The Lyceum impact evaluation used a quasi-experimental design (QED) to examine the effect of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement
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Tyner, Adam; Kabourek, Sarah – Social Education, 2021
Improving the reading ability of young students could hardly be a more urgent priority for our elementary schools. Two thirds of American fourth and eighth graders are not able to read proficiently--and the outcomes are far worse for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2019 showed that only…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Literacy, Reading Skills
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Joseph, AnnRené – International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present, 2019
That the arts enhance academic achievement has been a claim of educators for the past century. This experimental study examined whether and to what extent the use of creative dramatics interventions increased the vocabulary achievement of fourth grade students in a language arts classroom. The 20-day study was conducted across five weeks of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Drama, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Lee, Okhee – Educational Researcher, 2019
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandates that English language proficiency (ELP) standards align with content standards. As the fast-growing population of English learners (ELs) is expected to meet college- and career-ready content standards, the purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in aligning ELP standards with content…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Language Usage
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de Oliveira, Luciana C., Ed.; Obenchain, Kathryn M., Ed.; Kenney, Rachael H., Ed.; Oliveira, Alandeom W., Ed. – English Language Education, 2019
This practitioner-based book provides different approaches for reaching an increasing population in today's schools - English language learners (ELLs). The recent development and adoption of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (CCSS-ELA/Literacy), the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Secondary School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
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Upczak-Garcia, Anne – Educational Leadership, 2012
The author works as a biliteracy teacher in a bilingual school that serves students from K-5th grade. She and her coteacher provide instruction in both English and Spanish to 4th and 5th graders. They have two language arts blocks so that students receive literacy instruction in both their native and second languages, and they teach math, social…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Teachers, Team Teaching
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2009
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's state-funded optional extended year program for the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation