Author: Rebecca T. BealePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Schoolwide Title I Elementary Classroom Reading Teachers' Perceptions of Change in Response to the Virginia Standards of Learning and Standards of Accreditation
Author: Rebecca T. BealeDissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
The Impact of Two Reading Programs on Majority and Minority Students' Scores of the Virginia Standards of Learning Reading Assessments in One School Division
Author: Helen L. DavenportPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The history of teaching reading and the evolution of numerous reading approaches and programs have been controversial issues for many years. The Nation At Risk report initiated by the National Commission on Excellence in Education indicated that America’s elementary students were not learning to read. This prompted state and national governments to initiate measures for closer alignment of the curriculum and measures to ensure student and teacher accountability. The establishment of the Virginia Standards of Learning set high benchmarks for all children in Virginia. The signing of The No Child Left Behind Act established high standards of accountability for all children in America. In order to meet these high standards, school systems were encouraged to use searched based reading programs. This research study investigates the use oftwo reading programs and what impact if any they had on the Virginia Standards of Learning reading tests scores obtained by third grade students. The conclusions of the research study indicated that the instructional strategies of the two programs did not significantly impact the tests scores of the students at the .05 level of significance. Although some teachers expressed a preference for one instructional program over the other, the classroom instructional strategies and teacher attitudes did not impact the reading test results either. Recommendations suggested combining strategies that were necessary for the success of the students. Reading instruction is not a one-size fits all process; therefore more teacher training and in service were also recommended.
InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards
Author: The Council of Chief State School OfficersPublisher:
ISBN: 9781461133575
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
These new model core teaching standards outline what all teachers across all content and grade levels should know and be able to do to be effective in today's learning contexts. They are a revision of the 1992 model standards, in response to the need for a new vision of teaching to meet the needs of next generation learners. This document incorporates changes from a public feedback period in July 2010.
Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Literacy Professional Development
Author: Patrick SuberPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665516569
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
In Title-I schools, how adequately do administrators prepare teachers to implement new reading curriculums? The majority of students at these Title-I schools are from low-income families. Literature has indicated that families from low socioeconomic situations often depend heavily on schools to provide the foundational literacy skills their children need to become capable and lifelong readers (Teale, Paciga, & Hoffman, 2008).
Resources in Education
Author: An Investigation of Teachers' Perceptions of Factors that Influence the Implementation of the READ 180 Program
Author: Deonna Foster WilemmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Over the last two decades, interests in the cyclical nature of reading failure have increased, resulting in programs designed to address the needs of adolescent students. Among many programs for older struggling readers, READ 180 is a program widely used in urban schools that addresses the needs of older struggling students. The purpose of this study was to determine what, if any, teacher and administrator practices used in the READ 180 program best support the literacy learning of older struggling readers in an urban school district that is populated predominantly by African American students.Four research questions guided this study: (1) what are the relationships between selected demographic characteristics of READ 180 teachers and their students' approximate grade-level gain in reading? (2) What is the relationship between selected teachers' reported use of instructional practices and their students' approximate grade-level gain in reading? (3) What is the relationship between teachers' perceptions of READ 180's potential for students' literacy learning and their students' approximate grade-level gain in reading? And (4) What is the relationship between teachers' perceptions of administrative support and their students approximate grade-level gain in reading?The analysis of the data yielded four major findings. There was a statistically significant difference in the age and years of teaching experience in READ 180 of those teachers whose students scored at or above the district norms and those who scored below district norms. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups of teachers in their reported classroom practices, perceptions of the READ 180 programs' potential for improving students' literacy learning, or perceptions of administrative support. However, from the open-ended responses, two classroom practices were identified as most useful, small-group instruction and computer-assisted instruction, while independent reading and whole-group instruction were identified as least useful. The two strategies that were identified by teachers as most helpful and most needed for administrative staff were access to supplies as most helpful and scheduling and monitoring of students as most needed. The findings of the study led to implications for practicing teachers, administrators, and researchers.
Standards of Excellence for Reading Programs in Virginia
Author: Virginia. Division of Elementary EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reading
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Reading Instruction in Virginia's Schools
Author: Virginia. Division of Elementary EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reading
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description