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Download full textConnecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1976
This planning model outlines eight steps that enable local education agencies to formulate a program for staff development. The program is designed to modify organizational, managerial, and instructional practices that inhibit reading success among both children and adults. The eight action steps are: (1) assess district-wide reading needs; (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Reading
Peer reviewedDulaney, Kathy H. – Reading Improvement, 1988
Argues for the consideration of five major components that must be addressed within each local school or school system: 1) curriculum; 2) methodology; 3) organization; 4) administration; and 5) staff development. Emphasizes the support and active involvement of the local superintendent of education in this reading improvement process. (RAE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedManning, John C. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Discusses concerns about the current state of elementary school reading programs. Suggests specific ways these programs may be improved for the benefit of children and society. Discusses priority of reading in the schools, beginning reading programs, remedial reading programs, staff development programs, and the incidence and quality of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedWolf, Ronald E. – Reading Improvement, 1979
Describes a staff-development program designed to assist content area teachers in learning about their students' reading abilities, in analyzing the readability of instructional materials, and in developing teaching techniques that match student reading skills to content area materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Program Content
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1977
This packet is designed for use by persons conducting staff-development workshops on reading readiness and beginning reading. Organized according to an "interrelatedness concept of readiness," the materials cover six interdependent factors: physical, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, psychological, and experimental/environmental. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Educational Objectives, Language Arts
Schenet, Margot A. – 1984
In 1976, the Montgomery County Public Schools began the development of a kindergarten through grade 8 Instructional Program in Reading/Language Arts (IPR/LA) for teaching the English language arts. Goals of the effort were to improve reading and listening comprehension instruction and to improve program consistency across grades, schools, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Listening Comprehension
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1985
The materials in this document, which is to be used for teaching teachers and assistant teachers how to teach reading, are presented in five modules: (1) "Teaching Reading: An Overview for Classroom Teachers and Assistant Teachers"; (2) "Teaching and Reinforcing Word Recognition: What to do When a Child Doesn't Respond Correctly to…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials
