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Reading Comprehension and Fluency Levels Ranges across Diverse Classrooms: The Need for Differentiated Reading Instruction and Content
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Firmender, Janine M.; Reis, Sally M.; Sweeny, Sheelah M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
This research examined the range of reading fluency and comprehension scores of 1,149 students in five diverse elementary schools, including a gifted and talented magnet school. Results revealed a range in reading comprehension across all schools of 9.2 grade levels in Grade 3, 11.3 in Grade 4, and 11.6 in Grade 5. A similar wide range of oral…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE): Student and Parent Perspectives
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Young, Mary Hahn; Balli, Sandra J. – Gifted Child Today, 2014
This qualitative study explored student and parent perspectives on the extent to which gifted and talented programs met the educational needs of gifted students in Grades 4 to 7. Fifty-two interviews were conducted with students and parents from 10 public schools including seven neighborhood schools and three magnet schools. Participant…
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent, Talent Development, Teaching Methods
Proposed Plan for Magnet Schools--Cleveland Public Schools. Section II, Early Learning Laboratory, Cleveland Public Schools.
Fleming, Margaret, Ed.; And Others – 1979
The primary goal of the Early Learning Laboratory is to reduce minority group isolation and promote interracial understanding and cooperation in a Montessori-type setting with a language development approach. The 300 students, ages 4-1/2 to 7 years, represent a racially mixed population appropriate to approved criteria. The behavioral competency…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Beginning Reading, Curriculum Design, Early Childhood Education