This pilot study describes elementary teachers' use of collaborative inquiry as a strategy for assessing Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtI [superscript 2]) in reading for an English Learner student. The design of the study was based on the sociocultural theory that assessment practices shape teachers' understanding of students and of…

Broadly, the current study contributes to the growing body of evidence supporting the positive effects of PA (phonological awareness) interventions for preschoolers, demonstrating that PA instruction need not be postponed until kindergarten. Specifically, the current study addresses the paucity of research on PA training in preschool by testing…

Results from national reading assessments reveal that millions of young people leave high school without the advanced reading and writing skills required for career and college success. Young adults who lack reading and writing proficiency will likely be relegated to the ranks of unskilled workers in a world where literacy is an absolute…

This applied dissertation was developed to determine (a) the impact that Achieve3000, a web-based reading program, had on the reading-comprehension skills of English language learners (ELLs) and (b) the perceptions of students and their teacher on the technology program used at the study school as it relates to the remediation of the reading…

This mixed methods study examined preservice teachers' awareness of domestic violence through an undergraduate reading course which focused on children's literature. Pre and post surveys were administered to preservice teachers to determine whether their knowledge and skills in recognizing signs of domestic violence in behaviors of the elementary…

This article reports on findings from a school-based action research project with aboriginal adolescent students attending an alternative school in Canada. As a Freirean response to these marginalized students' school failures, the researcher engaged students in a critical multiliteracies approach to language and literacy learning. Based on…

This study represents an attempt to understand the roles and discourse of preservice teachers engaged in literature discussion with elementary students through e-mail exchanges. After local fourth graders chose books from a list appropriate for their reading ability, they were paired with a preservice teacher for an online experience involving…

This concise document is in two parts. The first part discusses the "cut-apart" (a story that has been cut apart in enough sections so that every person in the class has a part to read), dealing with reasons for using cut-aparts, guidelines for their construction, when to use them, and ways to use them. The second part is a 15-item…

Author proposed to build a case for humanistic reading programs, for his contention was that reading programs must focus upon the individual and the content of reading materials must reflect the life space of the learner. (Author/RK)

Describes a questionnaire designed to discover how reading affects students' lives. (RB)

Argues that for tribe members in Thailand's primitive mountain areas, learning to read can provide an entirely new outlook on life. (RB)

Representatives of the various national affiliates reported on International Reading Association activities in their countries while attending the Second European Seminar held in Paris in December, 1973. (RB)

Discusses the use of newspapers as an instructional resource and reviews some of the materials that contain ideas and suggest practices for using the newspaper in the classroom. (RB)

In addition to the subject matter given in the title, references to the literature are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)