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ERIC Number: EJ648258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Beating the Odds: Teaching Middle and High School Students To Read and Write Well.
Langer, Judith A.
American Educational Research Journal, v38 n4 p837-80 Win 2001
Studied the characteristics of instruction that accompany student achievement in reading, writing, and English. The study took place in 25 schools in 4 states and included 44 teachers of 88 classes. Analyses reveal six features that provide distinctions between higher and more typically performing schools and show the characteristics of a supportive learning environment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, English, High School Students, High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction, Secondary School Students, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Based on research supported in part under the Research and Development Centers Program, award R305A60005, as administered by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.