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Gump, Judith G. – 1990
A special summer program was developed to increase five elementary students' abilities to locate the main idea in written text. The researcher worked with the students 3 hours each morning for 8 weeks, devoting approximately 2 hours of that time to reading comprehension by teaching correct strategies for identifying the main idea. Question and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Graphic Organizers, Precision Teaching, Questioning Techniques
Download full textRinder, Susan – 1994
A study tested the effectiveness of precision teaching through a summer pilot project involving four male students between the ages of 6 and 7, all of whom had demonstrated some difficulty with basic reading skills. The 6-week program concentrated on those skills most important to emergent readers, namely, phonic analysis, sight vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Handwriting, Phonics
Hertler, Linda – 1992
This practicum used a weekly tutorial program to improve students' written expression using precision teaching as a monitoring tool. Remedial children were referred for instruction by teachers, school psychologists, or parents. The practicum was based on the students' needs for a program strengthening writing mechanics and reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Creative Writing, Grade 6, Grade 7
Grisham, Sharon K. – 1991
A practicum addressed the below-average reading comprehension performance of first graders by the implementation of precision teaching and specific solution strategies. Students (51) were actively involved in their own learning and decision making through the continuous monitoring system of precision teaching. Reading techniques called RAP (an…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Grade 1, Precision Teaching
Nitti, Joanne M. – 1990
A practicum addressed the problem of reading comprehension skills in low achieving students by monitoring their progress utilizing precision teaching. Based on referrals from classroom teachers, guidance counselors, and parents, five students ranging in ability levels from kindergarten through grade 8 were accepted into the program for one or more…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Mesler, Judith Lee – 1987
Learning-disabled students in an after-school program were provided with remedial instruction using precision teaching. The instructional program sought to increase performance of five students (grades 4-8) in specific academic skills by 50%. Skills included, among others, spelling, capitalization and punctuation, reading, and multiplication. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Effectiveness
