This report is related to a study of first grade reading groups and presents the results of testing an instructional model developed from the integration of research and knowledge about how young children function in a classroom, especially within the small group format. The background and methodology of developing the instructional model is…

This report is related to a study of first grade reading groups and presents highlights of an analysis comparing treatment and control teachers on their use of 22 instructional principles suggested in an instructional model. The principles are presented in categories that relate to getting and maintaining the students' attention, introducing the…

As part of an investigation of effective first grade reading group instruction, teacher interviews were conducted and analyzed to determine differences between control and treatment group teachers, the relation between interview responses and adjusted student achievement, and the relation between teacher self-ratings and observed behaviors. Ten…

This report presents an analysis of data from an experimental study of teaching effectiveness. Results indicated that both the format and the experimental treatment influenced classroom processes. (JN)