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ERIC Number: EJ341178
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The State of Instruction in Reading and Writing in U.S. Elementary Schools.
Lapointe, Archie
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n2 p135-38 Oct 1986
Summarizes 15 years of National Assessment of Educational Progress data on reading and writing in elementary schools. While reading performance has improved over the 1971-1984 period for black and Hispanic 9- and 13-year-olds and for younger disadvantaged children, writing results are less encouraging. Effective writing instruction may require more than variety and hard work. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Minority Group Children, Reading Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness, Writing Instruction, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)