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The Effects of Vocabulary Intervention on Young Children's Word Learning: A Meta-Analysis
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Marulis, Loren M.; Neuman, Susan B. – Review of Educational Research, 2010
This meta-analysis examines the effects of vocabulary interventions on pre-K and kindergarten children's oral language development. The authors quantitatively reviewed 67 studies and 216 effect sizes to better understand the impact of training on word learning. Results indicated an overall effect size of 0.88, demonstrating, on average, a gain of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, Effect Size, Kindergarten
Rethinking the Censorship Issue.
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Neuman, Susan B. – English Journal, 1986
Reviews the censorship debate in light of three underlying assumptions: (1) reading influences the opinions and beliefs of the reader; (2) the effect of a book, article, or passage is universal, implying there is one correct meaning for a particular work; and (3) the effects of reading are context independent. (SRT)
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Literacy, Moral Issues
Creative Reading and the Skills Management Systems.
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Neuman, Susan B. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Explores whether the skills management systems, based on the mastery learning theory, can be used to foster creative reading--the highest level of skill development. (FL)
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Mastery Learning
Skills Management Systems: A Direct Descendant of the Mastery Learning Theory?
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Neuman, Susan B. – Reading World, 1980
Analyzes the procedures used in mastery learning to determine if they are consistent with those of the skills management approach to reading instruction. Concludes that they are not. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Mastery Learning
Conversations: Literacy Research That Makes a Difference.
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Shanahan, Timothy; Neuman, Susan B. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1997
Proposes a list of studies that have influenced instructional practice. Considers how literacy instruction has changed. Discusses the role of literacy research in instruction. (PA)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation
A Review of Current North American Television Programs for Bilingual Children.
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Neuman, Susan B.; Pitts, Elaine F. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Reviews bilingual television programing in Canada and the United States and concludes that television networks offer few alternative programs for bilingual children. (FL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Childrens Television, Commercial Television, English (Second Language)