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Wheaton, Craig; Kay, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 1999
Faced with low literacy levels, four schools in Santa Clara, California, decreed that every entering kindergartner would be a competent reader by the end of second grade. The schools then implemented the 1,000 Days Network--an uninterrupted morning literacy block tailored to children's needs. Preliminary results are encouraging. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Intervention, Literacy Education, Low Achievement
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Van Dusen, Lani M.; Worthen, Blaine R. – Educational Leadership, 1995
Two recent studies have concluded that integrated learning systems have enormous potential but are seldom fully implemented. ILSs can transform classrooms if accompanied by increased time-on-task, computerized learning resources, effective assessment and reporting, guaranteed individualized instruction, and facilitative teachers. Sound…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
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Squires, David A.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
This review of the literature highlights research-based ways to improve schools and classrooms. Emphasis is on student time-on-task, effective teacher behaviors, and positive teacher supervision. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement