Download or read book MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS OF THE FACTORS THAT SUPPORT OR IMPEDE THE INCLUSION OF READING STRATEGIES INTO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION written by Angelica S Burks-Henley and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interpretive case study took place in an urban middle school where content area math and science teachers engaged in content area reading instruction designed to promote students reading development in their content area classes. Participants included eight teachers across grade levels six, seven and eight. Teachers participated in a Background Information Questionnaire designed to obtain their perceptions, literacy beliefs and literacy practices; focus group interviews created to explore their perceptions related to the key themes in the literature regarding content area reading instruction; structured one-on-one interviews to corroborate researcher interpretations of the initial data analysis and to collect individual teacher data on key themes created in focus group interviews; and finally, member checking sessions designed to verify key findings. ArrayKey findings revealed that these teachers held content area reading instruction within their content area class and felt responsible for students literacy learning while also being responsible for teaching content area standards. Students abilities emerged as a major theme regarding perceived impacts on students efforts to comprehend content area texts and vocabulary. Factors that teachers perceived as most supportive in teaching content area reading included instructional factors (teacher motivation and student motivation) and infrastructural factors (support from the administrative team, collaboration with English Language Arts colleagues, district literacy support and buy-in from all staff). Teacher-perceived obstacles to providing effective reading instruction included instructional factors (lack of instructional differentiated resources, excessive testing and student ability) and infrastructural factors (lack of adequate time, lack of proper undergraduate training, inadequate district professional development and student ability). Implications for schools and districts, as well as possibilities for future research were discussed..
Download or read book Who s Really Struggling written by Leah Moreau and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students who struggle with reading are common in today's middle school classrooms. This research used a socioecological framework to explore middle school teachers' perceptions of struggling readers. As the notion of perception encompasses many influences, the research sought out teacher understandings of components and factors relating to reading difficulties, both intrinsic and extrinsic. As well, the study examined teacher views of struggling readers' behaviours, affect, and the classroom implications of their difficulties. Finally, the study explored feelings of both competency and responsibility in the teaching of struggling readers. The research was carried out in three school districts in the Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands, BC area. Using a phenomenological case study approach, survey data from 35 respondents, and interview data from 10 participants were analyzed using both a within-case and cross-case analysis method. Identified common themes included teachers' difficulty defining and assessing students who struggle with reading, and tending to attribute the difficulties to factors beyond their control. The teachers realized the correlation between reading difficulties and motivation but were unsure how to mitigate the ensuing behaviours in their classrooms. The participants believed that middle school students should be competent grade level readers and did not believe it their job to teach specific reading skills in content area classes. Although the teachers in this study wanted to do more to help their students who struggle with reading, they were constrained by a perceived lack of knowledge and time. The findings suggest that teachers, both pre-service and in-service, need more education about reading difficulties, classroom strategies and practice. The research indicates a need for more optimal use of specialist teacher time, literacy coaching, levelled resources, and a focus on the British Columbia Performance Standards.
Download or read book A Case Study of Perceptions of Teachers Engaged in Teaching Reading to Adolescent Students in Middle School written by Dennis Clinefelter and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading is a foundational skill that contributes to success in school and life-long endeavors. Teaching students to read and ensuring they learn how to master the five components of the reading process is a primary task of those in the education system. However, there are many students who reach middle school who have not become proficient or advanced readers. Many students continue to struggle with reading, functioning only at a basic or below basic level. The impact of struggling to read can be catastrophic for students and can negatively affect their ability to learn. The focus of this study is a middle school that continually reported a high number of students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades that struggled with reading. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the perceptions of teachers engaged in teaching reading to adolescent middle school students. Further, the study sought to gain ideas from the teachers regarding adolescent literacy and how to address the problem of middle school students who struggled with reading. This study utilized a qualitative case study methodology. Data were collected through two surveys that used closed and open-ended questions. Data were also gathered from the researcher's classroom observation, team meeting, and informal conversation notes. This study found that a discrepancy existed about the extent of the problem between teachers' perceptions of struggling readers and reported assessment scores. Findings from the study also suggested mixed perceptions regarding the setting and who is responsible for teaching reading among the middle school teachers. In the findings, elements that block students from learning to read or express their reading abilities were identified. The teachers identified numerous ways to assist students but were hesitant to adopt strategies to use in the classroom beyond the aligned curriculum instruction. The findings also revealed that teachers were very definite in listing training needs for teachers and what elements must be included in teaching adolescent literacy. A theme emerged of resistance for some teachers based on the demand to teach a separate reading class and individual perceptions about whose responsibility it is to teach reading. This study may have implications for teachers dealing with similar issues based on the problem of a high number of students that struggle with reading in the middle school setting.
Download or read book Teacher Perceptions of Reading Comprehension Strategies in Middle School Content Area Classrooms written by Christine Ceraso Parisi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding how to instill reading comprehension strategies in all students is paramount to student success. Many middle school teachers focus instruction on content concepts rather than the automaticity of skills needed to access content area information. Content area teachers need to support a cooperative, team approach to reading comprehension strategy instruction in all subject areas. This research study explored a team of sixth grade content area teachers in an urban middle school in southern Connecticut as they implemented a reading comprehension strategy program as a team to determine which reading comprehension strategies the team perceived successful for all students in all content area classrooms. Content area classrooms included a language arts teacher, a science teacher, a mathematics teacher, and a social studies teacher. Interviews were conducted individually and as a team prior to the study, during the study, and at the conclusion of the study. Themes which emerged from the study were: teacher perceptions of collaboration, identification of successful reading comprehension strategies, classroom implementation, teacher perceptions of student response to reading comprehension strategy program, and teacher perceptions of implementing reading comprehension strategy program. The study revealed a need for content area teachers to continue to scaffold reading comprehension strategy instruction students received at the elementary school level.
Download or read book Strengths Limitations and Required Supports of a School wide Reading Comprehension Strategy written by Michael J. Siggins and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The middle school that served as the focal point of this case study failed to meet required performance levels on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) reading assessment for four consecutive years, and in 2006 was assigned the negative distinction of School Improvement I status by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Through the incorporation of a school improvement team, a detailed implementation plan was developed to address this failure by requiring the consistent use of a singular reading strategy within all discipline-specific classrooms. Therefore, the purpose of this case study was to examine the perceptions of middle school classroom teachers regarding the strengths, limitations, and necessary supports of the required school-wide use of a singular reading strategy across all content areas. Perceptual data were obtained through the use of a web-based survey (33 respondents) and ten personal interviews. Findings from this study supported the need for a clear vision, daily time for collaboration, teacher accountability, and professional development as necessary supports to effectively provide reading strategy instruction within discipline-specific classrooms. Student academic performances within discipline-specific classrooms and on mandated state standardized assessments improved to the level that the school was awarded a 2012 National Blue Ribbon. Findings indicated that the school's climate transformed from isolation to collaboration, where teamwork drove the school's mission of improving the academic performances of students and the instructional practices of teachers. Additionally, this study revealed that the attitudes of secondary content area teachers had positively changed toward the teaching of reading strategies within their discipline-specific classroom.
Download or read book Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State written by Julie A. Marsh and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Despite recent progress in reading achievement among children in primary grades, many children are not moving beyond basic decoding skills to fluency and comprehension as they go on to higher grades. To address this problem, many policymakers suggest that reading coaches - master teachers who offer ongoing on-site instructional support for teachers - can improve teachers' practice and students' literacy skills. RAND researchers evaluated the middle school reading coach program in Florida to answer these questions: How is the program being implemented by the state, districts, schools, and individual coaches? What is the impact of coaching on teachers' practice and students' achievement in reading and mathematics? What features of reading coach models and practices are associated with better outcomes?"--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Teaching Reading in Middle School written by Laura Robb and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on current research and her most recent classroom experiences, Robb presents abundant new material, including fresh literacy vignettes that showcase lessons and learning experiences. Includes a CD with forms, charts, and more.
Download or read book Empowering Struggling Readers written by Leigh A. Hall and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction. Chapters outline effective, innovative strategies for instruction and assessment in comprehension, vocabulary, text-based discussion, critical reading, and other core areas. Realistic classroom examples are included throughout, including applications of nontraditional texts. Other useful features include reflection questions at the end of each chapter. Winner--Literacy Research Association's Edward B. Fry Book Award
Download or read book Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Learning in Middle School Content Area Classrooms written by Judith L. Irvin and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only book on the market that focuses specifically on content area reading for the middle grades. The third edition of this unique resource has been thoroughly updated to include the most current research in the field of Middle School Literacy. Unlike most texts that ignore the middle school reader, this book addresses the issues that affect middle school students and teachers and their experiences with literacy instruction. Readable and teacher friendly, Reading and the Middle School Student provides not only a strong research base, but also practical teaching strategies for teachers in all of the content areas. This book is designed to be a companion book to Rycik and Irvin Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades which focuses on reading in English/Language arts classes. This book focuses on content area reading instruction. Take a Glimpse Inside the Third Edition: A wealth of current student examples of strategies for middle grade students for instant use in the classroom. New issues and trends facing adolescent literacy including policy and position statements and federal action. New ELL emphasis in every chapter outlining specific strategies that can be used by middle school teachers with their English language learners. Unique focus on classroom implementation of literacy integrated with content area instruction. About Your Authors: Judith L. Irvin is currently a Professor at Florida State University and serves as the Executive Director of the National Literacy Project. She has written and edited numerous books, chapters, and articles on adolescent literacy. Douglas R. Buehl is a reading specialist at Madison East High School and District Adolescent Literacy Support Teacher, Madison, Wisconsin. He is Past President of the IRA Secondary Reading Interest Group and has published numerous articles on adolescent literacy. Barbara J. Radcliffe is an eighth grade reading/language arts teacher at Fairview Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida. Barbara also teaches Teaching English in the Middle School and Teaching Reading in Secondary English at Florida State University.
Download or read book Reading and Responding in the Middle Grades written by Lee Galda and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on practical, research-based approaches middle-grade teachers can use to help their students hone their reading abilities, learn from what they read, and become increasingly motivated to read and competent in responding to the sophisticated narrative and expository texts they encounter in the middle grades and beyond. The authors, one a leading scholar in children's and adolescent literature and the other a leading scholar in reading education, emphasize the relevance of giving equal attention to both cognitive and affective factors. Through a clear and friendly writing style Lee Galda and Mike Graves carefully analyze and describe the unique characteristics of middle-grade students and their learning, give equal attention to the cognitive-constructivist view of reading familiar to reading educators and the transactional theory and reader response theory familiar to literary scholars. This book is unique in that it encompasses learning to read (comprehension), reading to learn (across the curriculum), and adolescent literature and response. While these areas are entirely compatible, they are not often combined. Major topics, each of which is treated in a chapter, include the middle school learner, motivation and engagement, literature for adolescents, scaffolding students' comprehension, teaching comprehension and study strategies, teaching literature, higher-order thinking and deep understanding, vocabulary instruction, assessment, and classroom organization. Glowing Reviews! "I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My knowledge base was definitely broadened and I found much merit and much to commend. In fact, I made notes in the margins filled with such statements as "easy to read," "terrific idea," and "important insight." �--Maria Ceprano, Buffalo State College "The inclusion of ELL issues in the deliberations about teaching are quite useful and appropriate. This book does an excellent job describing ELL students' instructional needs and offering alternative or modified instructional approaches." --Kurtis S. Meredith-University of Northern Iowa. Meet the Authors Lee Galda is Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature at the University of Minnesota. Her research and development interests focus on literature and its role in motivation and engagement, and reader response. Her recent books include Literature and the Child (6th edition), with Bernice Cullinan, and Language Arts: Learning and Teaching , with Dorothy Strickland and Bernice Cullinan, both published by Wadsworth/Thomson. Michael F. Graves is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Minnesota. His research and development efforts focus on comprehension instruction and vocabulary learning and instruction. His recent books include Teaching Reading in the 21st Century (4th edition in press, with Connie Juel and Bonnie Graves, Allyn & Bacon) and The Vocabulary Book (2006, Teachers College Press, IRA, and NCTE).
Download or read book Middle School ELL and LD Teachers Perceptions of the Importance of Reading Methods written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is a follow-up to Al-Fadda's (2004) investigation of middle school teacher's perceptions of the importance of reading methods. The primary research question to be addressed in this study was: What are ELL and LD teachers' perceptions of the importance of specific reading strategies for their respective types of students? To address this question the researcher developed a survey with five demographic questions and 44 reading methods based on the framework of the COBRA model developed by Heerman (2002). The researcher administered the survey to public middle and junior high school ELL and LD teachers from Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and compared the two groups' perceptions of the importance of several reading strategies. Analysis of the results showed that there was a 60% agreement rate between the two teacher groups (no significant differences) for three of the COBRA goals (background knowledge, comprehension, and study and application) and a 40% difference rate between the two teacher groups (significant differences) for two of the COBRA goals (experiential learning and vocabulary). For the 44 survey items, there was an agreement rate of 82.82%, and a difference rate of 17.18%. The researcher concludes that there were more similarities than differences between ELL teachers' and LD teachers' perceptions of the importance of the surveyed reading methods, however, there were also real differences. The researcher found justification for the belief that ELL and LD teachers should be considered specialist teachers when it comes to rating the relative importance of reading methods. ELL teachers appear to be inclined to use reading methods related to language, experience, and vocabulary methods. The results also reveal that LD teachers appear to be inclined to use reading methods related to intervention strategies with conferencing, coaching, compensatory methods, specific skills development and memory processes. In addition, the researcher noted a large number of methods with small mean differences, showing the certain levels of agreement between the two teacher groups. In terms of the five teacher variables, percentage of ELL students, percentage of low-income students and school enrollment proved to be the least active variables but the teacher variables of teachers' education levels and teachers' experience levels were more active.
Download or read book Middle School Teachers Perceptions Towards Teaching Low Performing Readers written by Rhonda McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Reading Comprehension Skills of Middle School Learners Using the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction written by Melanie L. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Reading instruction begins at the primary level with reading comprehension issues manifesting themselves by the 3rd-grade and becoming more pronounced by fourth-grade. While primary teachers often teach narrative comprehension skills, middle school teachers have the responsibility to teach both narrative and expository comprehension skills. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the viability of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction for middle school teachers to use with students. This study posed the following research questions: 1) What are the perceptions of middle school teachers on the use of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction? and 2) What is the impact of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction on the performance of students who repeated the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Grade 8 Reading Assessment? Methods: This study used a mixed methods approach to answer the research questions. The qualitative data included observation notes and teacher survey responses. The quantitative data included students’ pre-test and post-test scores on the STAAR Grade 8 Reading Assessment. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the impact of selected literacy strategies on the reading comprehension of middle school students. Constant comparative analysis was used to identify the emergent themes related to teacher perceptions about the use of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction. Results: The results of this study identified three emergent themes: 1) implementation fidelity, 2) viability of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction to other content areas, and 3) impact of the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction on students who repeated an administration of the STAAR Grade 8 Reading Assessment. Conclusion: Results suggested that the Secondary Explicit Comprehension Model of Instruction is a viable instructional framework that could be used in classroom settings to support middle school educators in effectively teaching reading comprehension skills.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Middle School Teachers Perceptions of the Value of Data to Inform Literacy Instruction written by Kimberly D. Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined middle school teachers' perceptions of the use of assessment data to inform literacy instruction in the content areas. Forty-two teachers from five middle schools within southeastern Pennsylvania participated in the study. Multiple data collection instruments were utilized to provide qualitative data on teachers' perceptions of the value of assessment data, how teachers analyzed data, and how data analysis resulted in changes to middle school teachers' curriculum and instruction. The researcher found that teachers recognized strong value for data, primarily in planning instruction, improving teaching, and identifying effective instructional practices. The research also revealed that classroom level data were most meaningful, although a need existed for ongoing professional development in data analysis. Response data indicated that conditions such as, monitoring student progress, accessibility to data, and administrator support were important for promoting the use of data in the school. Teachers identified the importance of data-based decision making as it applies to literacy instruction.
Download or read book The Predictive Relationship of Middle School Teachers Self efficacy and Attitudes Toward Inclusion and the Reading Achievement of Students with Learning Disabilities written by Robyn Leontyne Davis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative research study was to examine if a predictive relationship existed between general educators' perceived self-efficacy, attitudes toward inclusion, and the reading achievement of special needs students in an urban school district in the Midwestern United States. A convenience sample of 65 middle school reading teachers participated in the study. The theory of planned behavior, self-efficacy theory, and social cognitive theory provided a theoretical understanding of how inclusion affects the attitude and behaviors of teachers. Attitudes and beliefs affect behavior by determining what a middle school teacher does and does not do, thereby affecting what the student with a disability receives in the classroom. A simple linear regression was used to test the hypotheses according to scores generated from the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) short form and the Scale of Teachers' Attitude Toward Inclusive Classrooms (STATIC). The results of both simple linear regression analyses determined that neither the TSES nor the STATIC were found to be significant predictors of the change in Ohio Academic Achievement (OAA) reading test scores during the 2012-2013 school years. The results of this study added to the knowledge base of the field by examining the predictive relationship between teacher perceptions of their self-efficacy, attitudes, and regarding inclusion and the reading achievement of special education students that have been included in a general education classroom for reading instruction.
Download or read book Reading and the Middle School Student written by Judith L. Irvin and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last three decades have been a time of renewed interest in middle-level education. In fact, membership in the National Middle School Association has skyrocketed. Also, current research and theory in reading education have contributed to what educators know about the most exciting ways for improving literacy abilities. This is a new EDITION of the best-selling guide to middle-school literacy instruction and literacy programs. Numerous strategies are recommENDed for the instruction of vocabulary, comprehension, study skills, and using literature across the curriculum. This book is for prospective and practicing teachers, program specialists, and resource teachers concerned with improving the literacy abilities of mid-level learners. Parents will also find it helpful.
