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Borg, Erik; Deane, Mary – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
In a highly competitive higher education environment where resources are limited, educators are increasingly concerned with providing evidence for the effectiveness of teaching interventions including one-to-one writing support. This article offers a model for analysing the changes in student writing as a result of individualised writing…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Justice, Laura M.; McGinty, Anita S.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Kaderavek, Joan N.; Fan, Xitao – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of teachers' use of a print-referencing style during whole-class read-alouds with respect to accelerating 4- and 5-year-old children's print-knowledge development. It also examined 8 specific child- and setting-level moderators to determine whether these influenced the relation…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Reading Aloud to Others, Instructional Effectiveness
Sampson, Anne – 1988
Seeking to foster in children a love of books and reading, this 3-week curriculum module is designed to encourage third graders to read independently and to develop an awareness of the intrinsic value of reading by helping students acquire those library skills necessary to access literature, setting up strategies for students to use to assess…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods, Grade 3
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Stayter, Francine Z.; Allington, Richard L. – Theory into Practice, 1991
The relationship of syntactic sensitivities to fluency and understanding are usually neglected when discussing reading fluency. The article describes oral reading and interpretation activities in one seventh grade class undertaken to improve comprehension and fluency. It also discusses evaluation methods, such as portfolios and recordings as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Grade 7, Junior High Schools