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White, Sheida – NAEPFacts, 1995
This edition of "NAEPFacts" highlights findings from the first attempt by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to measure elementary students' oral reading on a large scale. This article presents data on 1,136 fourth graders' oral fluency and its relationship to 3 other aspects of reading ability: comprehension,…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, National Surveys, Reading Achievement
Perkins, Joan, Ed. – Pacific Educator, 2003
This journal issue focuses on teaching various types of literacies. The journal contains the following 16 articles: "Our Heritage, Ourselves: The Importance of Maintaining Cultural Literacy in the Pacific Islands" (Masa-Aki Emesiochl); "It Works! Web-Based Reading Program Helps ELLs Make Literacy Gains" (Zoe Ann Brown); "A…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Good, Roland H., III; Kaminski, Ruth A.; Simmons, Deborah; Kame'enui, Edward J. – OSSC Bulletin, 2001
The importance of all children achieving adequate reading outcomes by the end of third grade cannot be overstated. Awareness is growing nationwide of the dividends of early reading success and the dire consequences of early reading failure. Schools need a prevention-oriented assessment and intervention system to prevent reading difficulties from…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Outcomes of Education