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Download full textFass-Holmes, Barry; Ciriza, Frank – 1996
The Reading Recovery (RR) program of the San Diego City Schools (California) has expanded over the last 5 years and now includes 38 schools. This report documents the program's short-term and sustained efforts to increase reading achievement and its central office costs. RR is a Title I-funded early intervention program that uses one-on-one…
Descriptors: Black Students, Grade 1, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans
Kennedy, Dora F. – 1973
A discussion of bidialectalism looks at whether it is analogous to bilingualism, particularly in the case of young speakers of Black English, and how this and related considerations may inform reading instruction. Theory and research concerning dialects and bidialectalism, bilingualism and its various types, and linguistic competence and…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Bilingualism, Child Language, Classroom Techniques
PDF pending restorationWest Contra Costa Unified School District, CA. – 1996
The documents in this collection relate to the Homeless Education Project conducted in the elementary and secondary schools of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (California). The first document is a chart describing the project and its main goals: (1) an accelerated curriculum in reading and mathematics; (2) effective procedures for…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Access to Education, Cambodian, Child Development
Canfield, Helen; Locke, Peggy – 1996
Methods are presented for educators in the use of assistive technology to increase the participation of elementary students with severe disabilities in math, science, language arts and spelling, social studies, and reading activities. Over 80 curriculum-based activities using technologies that can be adapted to fit multiple environments and users…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (For Disabled), Communication Aids (For Disabled), Electric Circuits, Elementary Education
Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Plank, Stephen B. – 1996
Central East Middle School in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), an urban school with about 45% Hispanic enrollment, and the Center for Research on the Education of Children Placed at Risk are working together to implement a Talent Development Middle School model of schooling. Part of this effort includes use of the Student Team Reading (STR) Program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness
Taylor, George; Nixon, Lois – 1996
A structured social skills program was developed for young African American males (N=33), in grades one and two in an urban setting. The study was designed to employ social skills to improve reading and mathematics skills. The students selected had demonstrated previous social skill deficits as determined by a pre-assessment instrument. These…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Gains, Behavior Change, Black Students
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the 1995-96 school year, the 16th year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program, the state Board of Education mandated testing for grades 4, 7, and 10. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered at grades 4 and 7, and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) at grade 10. Test scores are reported by subject, subtest,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Grade 10
Robertson, Trina R.; Wilkinson, L. David – 1996
The Austin Independent School District (Texas) developed the Accelerating Literacy Program (ALP) in 1993 to provide additional support for students who were having trouble passing the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in the elementary grades. The ALP operates on the principle of integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
Campbell, Jay R.; And Others – 1996
This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1994 trend assessments in science, mathematics, reading, and writing. To provide a numeric summary to students' performance on the assessments, the NAEP used a 0 to 500 scale for each subject area. Comparisons of average scale scores are provided across the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Frederick, Lynda R.; Shaw, Edward L., Jr. – 1996
A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the use of portfolios in selected public elementary schools. Participants were asked for demographic information and information about the amount of training they had in portfolio use and the perceived strengths and benefits, weaknesses and barriers they find in portfolio use. A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Language Arts, Performance Based Assessment
Beaty, Janice J. – 1997
Focusing on the common bonds of all children everywhere while honoring their differences, this book shows teachers how to choose appropriate picture books, how to lead children into book extension activities featuring multicultural characters, and how to develop an entire multicultural curriculum with these books. Each chapter in the book…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1996
This reader contains a selection of short texts and is intended for intermediate- to advanced-level students of Ukrainian. The reader is one of four in the Ukrainian Language Development series; the other three are "Conflict,""Deeds and Doers," and "Decisions." The book includes a variety of poems by Ukrainian…
Descriptors: Advertising, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Ethnic Groups
Thiessen, Diane, Ed.; Matthias, Margaret, Ed. – 1992
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has articulated goals in the pursuit of mathematics literacy that include learning to value mathematics, becoming confident in one's mathematics abilities, becoming a mathematical problem solver, learning to communicate mathematically, and learning to reason mathematically. Literature that…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1992
The Des Moines (Iowa) Plan for Student Success provides an academic program for about 6,500 students having difficulty in reading/writing and/or mathematics in K-12. The Plan is a comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 program with five components: (1) a Kindergarten Enrichment Program; (2) the Reading Recovery Program; (3) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Early Intervention
McLarty, Joyce R. – 1992
The American College Testing Program is developing a new program, Work Keys, a system to develop and assess employability skills. It consists of four components: (1) a systematic process for profiling job skill requirements; (2) assessments that measure learners' job skill levels; (3) procedures and formats for conveying assessment results so they…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
