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50 Years of ERIC
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Blachowicz, Camille L. Z.; Bates, Ann; Berne, Jennifer; Bridgman, Teresa; Chaney, Jeanne; Perney, Jan – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study examined the ways in which 18 first-grade teachers and their students in 11 high-risk urban schools began to use literacy-focused technology. The goal of the study was to observe the technology in use by the students, to observe the classroom dynamics and teachers' instructional choices centered around technology use, to look at student…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, At Risk Students, Writing Instruction, Academic Achievement
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Blachowicz, Camille L. Z.; Sullivan, Diane M.; Cieply, Char – Reading Psychology, 2001
Presents a research-based, classroom tested assessment tool, the Classroom Fluency Snapshot (CFS). Presents the case of one classroom in which a teacher uses the CFS as a pre- and post-assessment. Shares rich classroom examples, details of the teacher's interpretation, and instructional decision making along with ideas for instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
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Blachowicz, Camille L. Z. – Reading Psychology, 1999
Describes a model for assessment of vocabulary difficulty within the framework of dynamic reading assessment. Follows two seventh-grade students, both experiencing difficulty with vocabulary, through the assessment process. Discusses how one student was referred for speech and language evaluation and the other was not. Presents instructional…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 7, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High Schools
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Blachowicz, Camille L. Z. – Reading Psychology, 1980
Reports on a study in which 40 disabled and 40 normal sixth-grade readers read short paragraphs and were given recognition tests containing sentences similar or identical to those in the paragraphs. Notes that the results fail to support previous research suggesting that global memory deficits are primary factors in reading disability. (GT)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Memory