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Focus on Literacy Needs: Partnering to Support Balanced Literacy Instruction
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Chai, Hannah; Elston, Amy E.; Kramer, Tracey A. – Reading Improvement, 2020
P-12 school districts may look for ways to evaluate teaching materials, resources, and practices in an attempt to make thoughtful instructional decisions - moving towards a balanced literacy approach. This study focused on a collaborative effort between a university and a partnership district to perform a literacy needs audit for grades K-5. The…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
Using Additional Literacy Time and Variety of Reading Programs
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Camahalan, Faye Marsha G.; Wyraz, Amanda – Reading Improvement, 2015
The purpose of this project was to find out if additional literacy time and using a variety of programs such as Burst, Daily 5 and other teacher-initiated reading activities were beneficial to struggling readers. The time frame of this intervention was over five lessons that focused on the needs of four students. The lessons targeted the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Student Centered Learning
Transformations in Graduate Education Majors' Relational Care in a Service-Learning Writing Course
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Richards, Janet C. – Reading Improvement, 2013
"Listen with your heart. But, remember listening with your heart sometimes means you cannot sleep at night because you are worried about your students" (Education majors' e-mail reflection following 7th week of service-learning tutoring). "I honestly feel like I'm making a difference in these students' lives. The most difficult…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Writing Instruction, Graduate Students, Tutoring
Meta-Analysis of Reading Comprehension Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities: Strategies and Implications
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Sencibaugh, Joseph M. – Reading Improvement, 2007
This paper examines research studies, which focus on interventions commonly used with students who are learning disabled and identifies effective methods that produce substantial benefits concerning reading comprehension. This paper synthesizes previous observation studies by conducting a meta-analysis of strategies used to improve the reading…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Meta Analysis
Reading Attitudes and Instructional Methodology: How Might Achievement Become Affected?
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Roberts, Michael S.; Wilson, Janell D. – Reading Improvement, 2006
This article is a review of the literature related to the reading attitudes and the instructional methods of teaching reading. The article provides a synthesis of previous studies on the reading attitudes of elementary school students in the United States and also addresses a brief review of literature on historic and traditional methods of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Reading Skills, Reading Attitudes
The Effects of Narrow Reading of Authentic Texts on Interest and Reading Ability in English as a Foreign Language
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Cho, Kyung-Sook; Ahn, Kyoung-Ok; Krashen, Stephen – Reading Improvement, 2005
Narrow reading means reading in only one genre, one subject matter, or the work of one author. The case for narrow reading was first presented over twenty years ago (Krashen, 1981). Narrow reading, it was argued, has the advantage of providing the developing reader with a familiar context, that is, familiar background knowledge that helps make…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Ability