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Fang, Zhihui; Gresser, Valerie; Cao, Peijuan; Zhang, Huibin – Written Communication, 2022
Factual writing is a key macrogenre of American K-12 schooling that is also valued in workplace and society. This study examined the genre and register features of two subgenres of factual writing--biography and report--composed by 48 sixth-grade students in a curriculum unit on scientists and science-related careers aimed at developing students'…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Biographies, Reports, Writing (Composition)
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Peterson, Amy K.; Ukrainetz, Teresa A.; Risueño, R. J. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2021
Purpose: This descriptive multiple case study examined the effects of a contextualized expository strategy intervention on supported and independent note-taking, verbal rehearsal, and reporting skills for three elementary students with language disorders. Method: Two 9-year-old fourth grade students and one 11-year-old sixth grade student with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Language Impairments, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Ukrainetz, Teresa A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: This preliminary study investigated an intervention procedure employing 2 types of note-taking and oral practice to improve expository reporting skills. Procedure: Forty-four 4th to 6th graders with language-related learning disabilities from 9 schools were assigned to treatment or control conditions that were balanced for grade, oral…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Notetaking, Oral Language, Drills (Practice)
Northwest Evaluation Association, 2016
This guide was created as a resource to help families better understand "Measures of Academic Progress"® (MAP®), and their child's results. The guide provides answers to a variety of questions such as: "What is MAP?"; "What does MAP measure?"; "How do schools and teachers use MAP scores?"; "Can MAP tell…
Descriptors: Scores, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement
Berrong, Darren Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between principal turnover rate, percentage of minority students, percentage of students with disabilities, and percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged and student achievement in reading/English language arts and math measured by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Georgia Criterion…
Descriptors: Principals, Labor Turnover, Correlation, Minority Group Students
Florida Department of Education, 2011
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) is transitioning from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) to align with new student academic content standards. This booklet has been prepared to help understand the reports for the FCAT 2.0. It includes explanations of the reports,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Academic Standards
Gewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2009
A national panel urged federal policymakers to "take a more active role" in promoting adolescent reading and writing, and called for nothing short of a "literacy revolution" to keep students in school and ensure they are able to learn the complex material that college and careers will demand of them. The final report of the Carnegie Corporation of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Standards, Grade 4, Literacy
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4-6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Cartoons
Huskey, Barton – Online Submission, 2002
This report summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of administering the Physical Education Assessment Report (PEAR) during its pilot year in Austin Independent School District (AISD).
Descriptors: Physical Education, School Districts, Reports, Parent Attitudes