The Confluence of Two Policy Mandates: Core Reading Programs and Third‐Grade Retention in Florida

Autor:	Jacqueline Love Zeig, Courtney Zmach, Katie Solic, Anne McGill-Franzen
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Vocabulary media_common.quotation_subject Teaching method Academic achievement Grade retention Education Comprehension Fluency Reading (process) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Achievement test Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	The Elementary School Journal. 107:67-91
ISSN:	1554-8279 0013-5984
DOI:	10.1086/509527
Popis:	Using multiple analytic methods, we examined the fit between 2 concurrent policy mandates in Florida—the adoption of core reading programs in high‐poverty schools, and the retention of third graders who scored at the lowest levels on the state assessment. We first examined 2 contemporary third‐grade basal reading programs for the guidance offered teachers who teach a range of learners. We found that 1 program (F) included significantly more preparation for reading and independent practice, and more instruction in vocabulary and fluency; the other program (C) included significantly more comprehension segments, particularly questioning to develop interpretations. In the second phase of the study, we examined the relation between these programs and student achievement. We found an inverse relation between poverty and achievement, regardless of program. Similarly, there were no significant differences between programs for students who achieved at average levels. Nonetheless, significantly more studen...
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