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Improving Reading Achievement In High Poverty, Rural Schools, Janet Tufts
Improving Reading Achievement In High Poverty, Rural Schools, Janet Tufts
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Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine what correlation exists between a student’s poverty coefficient and the daily number of minutes provided for independent reading and third grade reading achievement level as measured by California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) in small, rural school districts. An additional purpose of the study was to determine what correlation exists between teacher mindset on student achievement and reading achievement in the third grade as measured by CAASPP scores and teacher perception questionnaires, in small, rural school districts?
Methodology: This study employed quantitative, correlational study, by using data from …