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Direct linkMurphy, Jean C. – Educational Forum, The, 2004
The Language Vocabulary Acquisition (LVA) Approach is a revolutionary method of reading instruction for emergent and developing readers. It is an intense reading program with high levels of student participation, engagement, and interaction with print text, that yields high outcomes in phonological awareness, reading and writing fluency, and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, African Americans
Honig, Alice Sterling – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2006
In this article, the author presents the 12 benefits of playing as a reference and guide for teachers in helping young children develop their cognitive skills, motor ability, socio-emotional, and academic development during play time. The following 12 benefits are described: (1) Play Enhances Bodily Gracefulness; (2) Play Promotes Social Skills;…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Young Children, Preschool Children
Brooks, Wanda – Reading Research Quarterly, 2006
This article describes a qualitative research study that explored how a middle school case-study class read and responded to "culturally conscious" African American children's books (Sims, 1982, p. 49). First, I relied on literary analyses conducted mainly by Sims (1982) and Harris (1995) to identify African American textual features contained in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Books, Childrens Literature, Theories
Olson, Lynn; Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act is slated to be reauthorized in 2007, and both President Bush and the leaders of the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress have signaled their interest in keeping renewal of the law on schedule. Many observers expect the debate over renewing the law--which itself was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Standards, Teacher Effectiveness, Sanctions
Michie, Gregory – Teacher Magazine, 2004
This article profiles Toni Billingsley, an African-American teacher teaching Spanish classes at the Academy of Communications and Technology Charter School in the West Garfield Park section of Chicago. This article also describes her unique teaching methods. Billingsley uses clever puns, outright slapstick, sly references to black popular culture…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Popular Culture, Charter Schools, African American Teachers
Lietz, Petra – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2006
This study conducts a meta-analysis using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to address the questions of the extent of gender differences in reading, whether or not these differences apply similarly across English and non-English speaking countries and decrease with age. Female secondary students performed 0.19 standard deviation units above their…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Language of Instruction, Reading Achievement, National Competency Tests
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2006
Large companies and major business groups are known for hiring well-heeled lobbyists to push for their interests, especially in such areas as tax and spending laws. Their federal lobbying presence on education issues has been relatively modest. The author discusses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable--two prominent…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Business, School Business Relationship, Lobbying
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
Perkins, Pamela – 1995
This book is intended to transcend the gap between parents and teachers so that they may work together to benefit the youngsters they share. The intent, focus, and direction of the book are all highly connected and recursive. The intent of the book is to diminish the differences between the roles of parent and teacher so that they may become…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Family Literacy, Language Arts
Correa, Marilyn – 1995
In response to the poor achievement, negative attitudes, and anxiety of limited-English-proficient (LEP) ninth-grade students (n=90) in science classes, a cooperative learning approach to instruction was adopted. In an effort coordinated with teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), the students were assigned to cooperative…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Overbaugh, Richard C. – 1993
A definition of computer literacy is developed that is broad enough to apply to educators in general, but which leaves room for specificity for particular situations and content areas. The following general domains that comprise computer literacy for all educators are addressed: (1) general computer operations; (2) software, including computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Richards, Janet C.; Gipe, Joan P. – 1993
This paper presents the story of a university/public school collaborative program that in June 1991 was awarded the American Association of Higher Education's Presidents' Forum Award for Exemplary Work in Accelerating Minority Achievement. The Louisiana program was implemented by the College of Education of the University of New Orleans and two…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parent Involvement Project. Overview [and] User's Guide. Cambodian.
PDF pending restorationPecoraro, Diane; Phommasouvanh, Bounlieng – 1991
The Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parent Involvement Project, a collaborative project between two state agencies, aims to help refugee and immigrant parents to be effective in their new American culture. Materials are provided that were developed for use in various adult education settings such as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Cambodians, Class Activities
PDF pending restorationPecoraro, Diane; Phommasouvanh, Bounlieng – 1991
The Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parent Involvement Project, a collaborative project between two state agencies, aims to help refugee and immigrant parents to be effective in their new American culture. Materials are provided that were developed for use in various adult education settings such as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
