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Effects Of On-Site Reading Clinical Tutoring On Children's Performance, Abha Gupta Sep 2004

Effects Of On-Site Reading Clinical Tutoring On Children's Performance, Abha Gupta

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

This research was conducted to study the effects of field-based clinical tutoring on struggling readers. Struggling readers from two grade levels, 3rd and 5th were randomly divided into two groups. One group received individualized tutoring in reading for a semester from apprentice reading clinicians (graduate students in Reading Program) and the other group did not. There were 13 sessions of one hour each per week. The reading performance of students in the two groups was compared on the two available measures in the school, (1) letter grade and (2) STAR results (a computerized diagnostic reading assessment program). Observational and anecdotal …


Computerized Reading Assessment Using The Star Reading Software, Brian Michael Bartlett Jan 2004

Computerized Reading Assessment Using The Star Reading Software, Brian Michael Bartlett

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis focused on the use of a computerized reading assessment program called Star Reading. Reading has been one of the most difficult areas across the curriculum to assess. Reading asssessment differs widely from teacher to teacher, and has traditionally been very subjective.


The Effect That An Intensive Literacy Program, Comprehension Early Literacy Learning (Cell) Has On English Language Learners' Reading Proficiency, Susana Puerta Ramos Jan 2004

The Effect That An Intensive Literacy Program, Comprehension Early Literacy Learning (Cell) Has On English Language Learners' Reading Proficiency, Susana Puerta Ramos

Theses Digitization Project

This research paper investigates the effectiveness of an intensive literacy program, Comprehensive Early Literacy Learning (CELL), to teach second language learners to read and write in English. Since this program provides numerous opportunities to practice the English language through literacy activities, the researcher believes it is a good method to teach English in its oral and written forms.


The Impact Of Direct Reading Instruction For Middle School Students At Newfield Middle School, Newfield, New York, Robert R. Ike Jan 2004

The Impact Of Direct Reading Instruction For Middle School Students At Newfield Middle School, Newfield, New York, Robert R. Ike

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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The Impact Of Shared Inquiry Discussion On Teacher Expectations For Student Academic Performance, Nancy Kavanagh Jan 2004

The Impact Of Shared Inquiry Discussion On Teacher Expectations For Student Academic Performance, Nancy Kavanagh

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Bridging The Gap By Using Mini Shared Reading, Ljubica Radisich Quilici Jan 2004

Bridging The Gap By Using Mini Shared Reading, Ljubica Radisich Quilici

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to investigate an alternative teaching strategy for assisting five first grade students who were struggling with learning how to read. This project examined how Mini Shared Reading, a melding of Shared Reading and Guided Reading, enabled these students to progress five to ten reading levels in five weeks.