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Laura Beth Kelly – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2020
This methods case reports reflections from a small-scale mixed-methods study that involved qualitative case study and a quantitative single-case design (specifically, an alternating treatment design). The study occurred with bilingual elementary students, and it explored how these students responded and performed differently when, as a group, they…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Bilingual Students, Reading Instruction
Nacrelli, Cathy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
There is no debate that teaching students to read is an important goal of education. School districts have the challenging tasks of choosing an effective research-based reading program to implement and then ensuring that reading instruction results in improved reading achievement. The Spring Valley School District was faced with these challenges…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Dellapenna, Amy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Reading is one of the most important foundational skills for academic success, yet the teaching of reading is very complex. There is a need to support teachers with ongoing professional learning for quality literacy instruction. Peer coaching can be a meaningful, personalized, job-embedded form of professional learning for teachers (Robbins,…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Models, Faculty Development, Self Efficacy
Faramarzi, Salar; Moradi, Mohammadreza; Abedi, Ahmad – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2018
The present study aimed to develop the thinking maps training package and compare its training effect with the thinking maps method on the reading performance of second and fifth grade of elementary school male dyslexic students. For this mixed method exploratory study, from among the above mentioned grades' students in Isfahan, 90 students who…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reading Achievement, Grade 2, Grade 3
Ledger, Susan; Merga, Margaret K. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Whilst there exists a plethora of research about the benefits of reading aloud on children's literacy development and a range of government reports highlighting the positive investment return on early intervention strategies such as reading aloud, most literature is presented from an adult perspective. Limited research exists on children's…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Student Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Reading Attitudes
Tapia Mascareño, Joel Isaac – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Reading achievement gaps for diverse students in high-poverty schools is a persistent problem nationally (Berliner, 2017; Carter & Welner, 2013; Darling-Hammond, 2010; Milner, 2010a; National Center for Education Statistics, 2009) and at the site of study. To better understand this phenomenon at Aspiring Elementary School, using the…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Poverty, Elementary School Teachers
Stamm, Amy H. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Reading is at the heart of education and it is the basic skill upon which all others are built. Reading difficulties underlie much of the differences in academic achievement between students with specific learning disabilities in reading and non-disabled students; addressing these challenges when children are young is the key for long-term success…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Fidelity, School Districts, Mixed Methods Research
Reilly, Yolanda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed-methods research examined student achievement in reading comprehension as measured by the North Carolina End-of-Grade Test for Reading Comprehension, and specific reading strategies (Frayer Model & Summarization/Paraphrasing strategy) in Grades 6-8 classrooms. The purpose of this research was to determine if a difference exists in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests, Reading Tests
Merga, Margaret K. – School Library Research, 2017
Understanding how social influences can foster avid book reader identification is a key research goal that warrants further investigation beyond a limited early-years lens. The author's 2015 International Study of Avid Book Readers (ISABR) explored, as one of its key research questions, the influence positive social agents can have on avid book…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Social Influences, Influences, Authors
Hayden, H. Emily; Chiu, Ming Ming – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2015
We explore development of elementary preservice teachers' reflective practices as they solved problems encountered while teaching in a reading clinic. Written reflections (N = 175) were collected across 8 weeks from 23 preservice teachers and analyzed to investigate relationships among problem exploration, teaching adaptations, and problem…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Reflective Teaching, Mixed Methods Research
Cirucci, Christina L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research has shown a strong positive relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension (Elleman, Lindo, Morphy, & Compton, 2009; Crosson & Lesaux, 2013; Lubliner & Smetana, 2005). Vocabulary acquisition is possible for all learners through explicit vocabulary instruction and incidental word learning (Cunningham,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies
Janus, Tina Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact a close reading approach had on the reading comprehension levels of twelve English I students. Studies in literacy theory have suggested that students' reading comprehension levels improve with the use of reading strategies. As part of a larger body of research concerning reading instruction for…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes
Salay, Darla M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In New Jersey and nationwide, legislative efforts require that schools refocus on teaching social emotional skills in order to meet the holistic needs of students and prevent bullying. However, with an ever-growing list of school requirements, no additional instructional time, and little guidance on how to teach social emotional skills, schools…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Critical Literacy, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Agrawal, Seema – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Asthma is an inflammatory disorder (Koterba & Saltoun, 2012) and a common chronic condition of childhood (McCowan, Bryce, Neville, Crombie, & Clark, 1996) that can cause children to experience poorer academic outcomes (Stingone & Claudio, 2006), a lower quality of life (Everhart & Fiese, 2009), hospitalizations, and in some cases…
Descriptors: Diseases, Attendance, Academic Achievement, Quality of Life
Shortman, Lesley Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods study endeavored to examine the close reading knowledge, perceptions, and practices of high school teachers of English/language arts in the United States. Through a quantitative online survey, and two qualitative approaches--one-on-one interviews and reflective instructional logs--data was collected regarding how teachers felt…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, English Teachers, Language Arts