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Dagen, Allison Swan, Ed.; Bean, Rita M., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2020
This authoritative text and practitioner resource has now been extensively revised and expanded with 70% new material covering new topics and standards in literacy leadership. Prominent experts present research-based methods for improving instruction, assessment, and professional learning experiences in PreK-12. The distinct roles of teachers,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
Bean, Rita M.; And Others – 1990
This study offered a means of evaluating the long-term effects of the Beginning with Books gift packet program on literacy experiences provided by the family, on the children's literacy and language abilities, and on the skills of the children involved in the program as perceived by their kindergarten teachers. The program is a nonprofit…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Interviews
Bean, Rita M.; Crouse, Russell – 1981
A study was conducted to determine if verbs were learned as easily as other words by primary school children. One hundred eight kindergarten children were divided into high, medium, and low I.Q. ranges and each range group was further divided--one group for each of three testing methods at each intelligence level. A list of words including 25…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Intelligence Differences, Kindergarten
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Golembesky, Brenda L.; Bean, Rita M.; Goldstein, Howard – Reading Research and Instruction, 1997
States PUSH-UPS was developed to align Title I lessons in a pullout setting with the developmental reading program. Analyzes effects of PUSH-UPS and no PUSH-UPS on decoding, vocabulary knowledge, and story recall with five grade 3 subjects. Finds that PUSH-UPS increased decoding ability in four of the five subjects; improved recall occurred for…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Developmental Programs, Grade 3, Intervention
Bean, Rita M.; Swan, Allison L.; Morris, Gregory A. – 2002
Suggesting that too often initiatives have been placed in schools without attention to the implementation process, this paper discusses a model used in a professional development program for teachers of beginning reading and then describes and documents how each feature of the model was addressed through development and implementation work. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development, Models