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Using Environmental Print Media To Enhance Third Grade Children's Reading and Writing Abilities.
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Orenstein, Rhoda – 1992
A course of study to enhance the effectiveness of the traditional third grade reader and workpack as instructional tools was designed for this practicum. The goal was to create a familiarity with the purpose and function of varied print media available within the community, thereby creating a foundation upon which the students (30 third graders)…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Grade 3, Language Enrichment, Parent Participation
Strengthening the Reading Abilities of First Graders through an Intensive Phonics Program and Problem Solving Process.
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Clarke, Sheryl – 1991
A practicum aimed to strengthen the reading abilities of first grade students. Objectives included having first graders: (1) strengthen phonetic and decoding skills; (2) progress to grade level in the basal reading series; and (3) master a problem solving process that would enrich critical thinking skills. Subjects, 52 first grade students,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Phonics
Increasing Reading Comprehension and Positive Attitudes toward Reading through Improving Student Vocabulary.
Luckham, Mary R. – 1991
A practicum designed and implemented a program to address the related problems of negative attitudes toward reading, low reading abiility, and poor student working vocabulary. Intervention strategies and critical thinking activities were used to raise students'"Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) scores and to improve students' attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Grade 10, High Schools
Reading Remediation: The Individualized Manpower Training System (IMTS) as a Viable Alternative.
Gross, Marshall – 1984
This program was developed and implemented to help students in the secondary school vocational area raise their reading test scores and reading comprehension through the use of the Individualized Manpower Training Systems (IMTS) lab. The program's aims were to increase the reading comprehension percentage scores on major tests and to assist the…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, High School Students, High Schools, Language Arts
Improving Reading Skills and Attitudes through the Reading and Writing Connection.
Elmquist, Elizabeth – 1987
A practicum was implemented to improve the sight-word vocabulary and attitudes toward reading among 22 second-grade students reading below grade level. The program took approximately 45 minutes a day, 2 days a week. The language experience approach was used in conjunction with word processors. The different types of activities included dictated…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 2, Language Experience Approach
Supporting the Literacy Development of Sixth Grade Poor Readers in a Regular Classroom through Teacher Inservice and Parental Involvement.
Speights, Wilhelmenia Edwards – 1991
A practicum was implemented over an 8-month period to improve the literacy development of sixth-grade poor readers in a regular classroom. The primary goals were to empower sixth-grade classroom teachers in supporting literacy development, to strengthen the communication bond between parents and teachers, and to increase parental involvement in…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Literacy