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Callahan, Carolyn M.; Azano, Amy; Park, Sunhee; Brodersen, Annalissa V.; Caughey, Melanie; Dmitrieva, Svetlana – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2022
Analysis of assessment data from an initial pool of second-grade students (n = 4549) in low-income rural communities and a subgroup of students identified from that pool for gifted services (n = 524) provided evidence for the validity of a curricular-aligned process including universal screening and local norms for identifying rural students in…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Rural Schools, Low Income, Gifted
Ross, Steven M.; Laurenzano, Mary; Madden, Nancy A. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2017
During the fall of the 2016-17 school year, first, second, and third grade students in six elementary schools -- two in St. Paul and Eagan, Minnesota, and four in Bedford County in the Piedmont region of Virginia -- were assigned to take part in randomized efficacy trials carried out for the purpose of rigorously evaluating the impact of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Gring-Pemble, Lisa M.; Garner, Pamela – Community Literacy Journal, 2010
In this essay, we explain the development, implementation, and preliminary findings of an innovative writing program that drew upon a peer collaborative model and a community literacy perspective. Developed as an after school program, this project represented a community-university partnership designed to provide an enjoyable forum for teaching…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Writing Instruction, Literacy Education, Peer Relationship
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Preusse-Burr, Beatrix – Learning Languages, 2011
Many classrooms have interactive whiteboards and several computers and many schools are equipped with a computer lab and mobile labs. However, there typically are not enough computers for every student in each classroom; mobile labs are often shared between several members of a team and time in the computer labs needs to be scheduled in advance.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Immersion Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Fast ForWord"[R] is a computer-based reading program intended to help students develop and strengthen the cognitive skills necessary for successful reading and learning. The program, which is designed to be used 30 to 100 minutes a day, five days a week, for 4 to 16 weeks, includes two components. The first component aims to build…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Elementary Mathematics" is a core curriculum for students at all ability levels in kindergarten through grade 6. The program supports students' understanding of key math concepts and skills and covers a range of mathematical content across grades. The curriculum focuses on questioning strategies,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
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Certo, Janine L. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
While mentoring programs continue to increase in number, the field still knows little about what kinds of interventions mentors do and the impact they have on beginning teachers. This article shares a case study example of a positive mentoring relationship--beginning teacher Madeleine, and her mentor, Kelly--extracted from a larger qualitative…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Grade 2