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Download full textRichardson, Carol – 2003
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact self-esteem had on reading with children of diverse reading levels using a modified reading program. Three students were targeted in the study. For the purpose of identification for this research, targeted students were assigned pseudonyms. The identities were completely anonymous to everyone…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
Wadleigh, Merritt Edward – 1982
Six questions guided a literature review of content area reading instruction in American secondary schools since 1966: (1) What is the history of reading instruction in American secondary schools through 1965? (2) Why is reading instruction at the secondary level important? (3) What are some factors both within and without secondary schools that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational History, Educational Trends, Literature Reviews
Fanfulik, Marge – 1986
Evidence concerning compensatory education programs (designed to overcome educational deficits associated with adverse environmental circumstances) and their impact was sought in a study that investigated the progress made by students in such programs for reading over a six-year span, from middle school and through high school. Data were obtained…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Ramunda, Jeanne M. – 1994
A study was designed to examine the effectiveness of repeated reading in fluency and comprehension. A cross-age reading program was used to give students a purpose for rereading material. The children in a second-grade classroom in a private school in suburban New Jersey were randomly assigned to two sample groups. The experimental group read to a…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Grade 2, Kindergarten Children, Peer Teaching
Canseco, Jane Howell – 1978
A Los Angeles bilingual elementary school was evaluated for the effectiveness of its dual reading program for bilingual first graders, the effectiveness of the native language literacy approach for Spanish dominants, and evidence of bias in the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). One hundred thirty-one Spanish and English dominant children…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Yevoli, Carole – 1993
Focusing on corrective strategies for improving reading skills of at-risk community college students, this document reviews the history of such strategies, highlights current efforts, and assesses future needs. The first section traces the history of remedial reading programs at community colleges, beginning with small individualized sections…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Corrective Reading
