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Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Susan, Keesey; Bennett, Jessica G.; Ramnath, Rajiv; Council, Morris R., III. – Grantee Submission, 2016
The ratings and rationales primary-age urban learners gave culturally relevant reading passages was the focus of this descriptive study. First- and second-grade students each read 30 researcher-developed passages reflecting the students' immediate and historical backgrounds. The students rated the passages and gave a reason for their ratings. A…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Literature, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Sanderson, Donna R. – School Community Journal, 2016
This article highlights how an existing university-school partnership between a university and a kindergarten center was restructured in an attempt to bring academic and practitioner knowledge together in a more synergistic way in support of preservice teacher learning. In an effort to more closely connect a campus-based course that had a small…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Kindergarten, Preservice Teacher Education
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Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline; Higgins, Kristina N.; Crawford, Lindy L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Proficiency in mathematics, including mathematical reasoning skills, requires students to communicate their mathematical thinking. Mathematical reasoning involves making sense of mathematical concepts in a logical way to form conclusions or judgments, and is often underdeveloped in students with learning disabilities. Technology-based environments…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
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Begeny, John C.; Krouse, Hailey E.; Brown, Kristina G.; Mann, Courtney M. – School Psychology Review, 2011
Teacher judgments about students' academic abilities are important for instructional decision making and potential special education entitlement decisions. However, the small number of studies evaluating teachers' judgments are limited methodologically (e.g., sample size, procedural sophistication) and have yet to answer important questions…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Reading Achievement, Rating Scales
Richburg-Burgess, Jacqueline – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Closing the achievement gap in reading for struggling students is a goal that most urban schools are striving to achieve in this era of No Child Left Behind. Early intervention remains the best approach for successfully supporting those who struggle in the primary grades, but instruction must be targeted or matched to the assessed needs of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Urban Schools, Achievement Gap, Teaching Methods
McFadden, Pamela J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With budget cuts and the heavy emphasis placed in recent years on student achievement in language arts and mathematics, arts instruction has been greatly reduced in California elementary schools. Yet the research literature has shown arts instruction to be associated with improved literacy skills (Bransford & Schwartz, 1999). Podlozny (2002),…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Control Groups, Theater Arts, Student Attitudes