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Download full textCarey, Jenna L.; Howard, Cameron C.; Leftwich, Rebecca J. – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this action research project report was to increase engagement during independent reading for 32 fourth-grade students and 26 seventh-grade science students. At Site A, data was collected from August 27, 2012 through December 14, 2012. At Site B, data was collected from September 24, 2012 through December 14, 2012. Students'…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Dennis, Deborah; Trotman, Charlene C. – 1991
Through the mid-1980s, resistance to contemporary literary theory (especially Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction) took the form of a bitter debate that enlivened literary journals and Modern Language Association meetings. The debate continues even today, with traditional literary critics rejecting deconstruction as nihilistic and…
Descriptors: Characterization, Creative Thinking, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Ecklund, Britt K.; Lamon, Kathryn M. – Online Submission, 2008
The action research project report began when the teacher researchers determined that students at Sites A and B struggled with reading achievement. The purpose of the project was to improve students' reading achievement through increased motivation, specific skill instruction, and additional practice time. The project involved 26 students: 17…
Descriptors: Intervention, Silent Reading, Student Attitudes, Reading Achievement
Hodges, Joyce – 1999
The effects of prior knowledge on miscues were examined by requiring 20 second-grade average to above average readers to read an expository passage orally. They were divided into two sample groups. The control group was asked to read the passage with no prior instruction. The experimental group was given prior instruction, which consisted of…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Miscue Analysis, Oral Reading, Primary Education
Knopp, Katherine C. – 1996
Combining academic prose, some narrative, a poem, and some literary criticism, this project paper presents a theoretical framework for the literature base of the curriculum the teacher hopes to make operational on various levels over several years. The first section of the paper discusses the goals and various approaches of multicultural…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Cobb, Susan M. – 1992
A study investigated to what extent average middle school students were able to perceive the social issues embedded in literature by Dr. Seuss. Seventy-four seventh-grade students responded to five Dr. Seuss stories in free-writing exercises, response worksheets, and question worksheets. Results showed that the majority of students (approximately…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students
