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Gasser, Judith; Smith, Bill; Chapman, Ann – State of Reading, 1997
Describes how, in one Texas fifth-grade classroom, Shared Inquiry book discussions were taught and implemented over a six-month period in connection with the Junior Great Book Series. Discusses solutions to the dilemma of grading these active class discussions, and reports that scores on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) tests were…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 5, Grading, Intermediate Grades
Download full textRobertson, Trina R.; Wilkinson, L. David – 1996
The Austin Independent School District (Texas) developed the Accelerating Literacy Program (ALP) in 1993 to provide additional support for students who were having trouble passing the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in the elementary grades. The ALP operates on the principle of integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
