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Savage, Teresa – 1991
Noting that many parents who might teach their young children are often discouraged by a lack of information or fear of being labeled "pushy," this book provides parents with a step-by-step program for teaching preschoolers letters and numbers as a way of giving children a head start on formal education. The handbook consists of a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computation, Early Reading, Learning Activities
Download full textBryan, Laura; Turner, James S. – 1996
A 6-year ex post facto study compared the word study skills, word reading/reading vocabulary, reading comprehension, and total reading achievement of Choctaw Indian first and second grade classes that participated in the Sing, Spell, Read, & Write (SSRW) program and classes that had not participated in the program. Subjects were 84 students in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Grade 2
Gomez, Pilar Astor – 1996
A study examined a program for advancement of students' literacy to improve their reading and writing skills. Subjects were seven fifth-grade bilingual students in a growing middle class community, located in a suburb of a large midwestern city. The problem of low reading and writing scores was documented in student writing samples, teacher…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 5
Salch, Kim; And Others – 1996
A project developed processes for improving the reading comprehension of third- and fourth-grade students in two progressive suburban communities in northern Illinois. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of reading strategies and a review of the district's general curriculum and textbooks revealed systematic…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Sinclair, Beth; Gutmann, Babette – 1994
This report summarizes the 1992-93 State Performance Reports for the Chapter 1 Local Education Agency (LEA) program and the Chapter 1 State Agency Neglected or Delinquent Program. The Neglected or Delinquent Program serves youth in state-operated correctional facilities and in facilities for neglected youth. Chapter 1 participation has steadily…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Caton, Hilda, Ed. – 1991
These guidelines address the need for valid and reliable measures to aid in making decisions on teaching of braille and/or print to students with moderate to severe vision losses. After an introductory section, section 1 presents basic principles organized into the following categories: (1) learning media, (2) students who use the learning media,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Sinclair, Beth; Gutmann, Babette – 1993
This report summarizes the 1990-91 State Performance Reports for the Chapter 1 (Education Consolidation and Improvement Act) local education agency (LEA) program and the Chapter 1 State Agency Neglected or Delinquent program. Chapter 1 represents the largest investment in elementary and secondary education of the Federal government. With the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Jourdenais, Renee – 1994
This paper presents a syllabus for an academic library skills course for college-level English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) students developed by an instructor of reading and writing in an intensive English program for upper level ESL students in a large state university. At the culmination of the 15-week program, each student was required to…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Literacy, Course Descriptions, English (Second Language)
International Paper Company Foundation, New York, NY. – 1992
This document includes a pamphlet and report pertaining to International Paper Company's EDCORE (Education and Community Resources) grant program. The pamphlet describes the program which awards grants in communities where International Paper Company's employees live and work. It highlights three EDCORE grants in Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Maine.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. – 1994
Designed to improve student achievement in the English language arts by engaging students in literacy standards, this draft document presents content standards and benchmarks that will help prepare North Dakota students for new complexities of work and social life. The document begins with a preface, a list of basic assumptions, and definitions of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Grade 12, Grade 4
Kitao, Kenji – Doshisha Studies in English, 1995
A study investigated attitudes of college students of English-as-a-Second-Language to computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Students in a CAI English writing class (n=25) and two CAI English reading classes (n=29) were surveyed at the end of the first and second semesters of instruction. The first questionnaire used had 40 questions, and the second…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rivard, Leonard; Yore, Larry D. – 1992
The purpose of this paper is to update the review of science-related reading research conducted by Yore and Shymansky (1985) and to provide a current research foundation for a science reading research agenda. This review emphasizes the post-1985 literature and selected pre-1985 literature not included in the earlier summary. This summary addresses…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Olson, Mary W., Ed.; Homan, Susan P., Ed. – 1993
Intended for preservice and inservice teachers, this book presents a collection of the best strategies and activities selected from "In the Classroom," a regular column of teaching ideas in the journal "The Reading Teacher" (October 1983 to May 1991 issues). Strategies in the book were selected for their proven effectiveness…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Elementary Education
Slark, Julie – 1989
In 1988, a follow-up study was conducted to describe and evaluate the academic progress of students who had been the subjects of fall 1986 and fall 1987 Learning Assessment Retention Consortium (LARC) student outcomes studies. The study samples included 2,012 students who had completed a remedial writing course at one of 10 participating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Penisten, John – 1993
Many of the students enrolled in Hawai'i Community College's (HCC's) Trade and Industry Division have poor reading skills, with Nelson-Denny comprehension scores averaging a 9th grade equivalent. Despite a lack of motivation and interest in reading, trades students must be able to understand trade-technical handbooks, manuals, references,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
