The Promise of a Literacy Reform Effort in the Upper Elementary Grades

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Walpole ◽  
Michael C. McKenna ◽  
Steven Amendum ◽  
Adrian Pasquarella ◽  
John Z. Strong
Keyword(s):  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Reform Effort ◽  
Literacy Reform

A Clinical Study of Twenty-seven Children Exhibiting Functional Hearing Loss

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. McCanna ◽  
Giacinto DeLapa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Hearing Problem

This report reviews 27 cases of children exhibiting functional hearing loss. The study reveals that most students were in the upper elementary grades and were predominantly females. These subjects were functioning below their ability level in school and were usually in conflict with school, home, or peers. Tests used were selected on the basis of their helping to provide early identification. The subjects' oral and behavioral responses are presented, as well as ways of resolving the hearing problem. Some helpful counseling techniques are also presented.

Universal Screening Methods and Models: Diagnostic Accuracy of Reading Assessments

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-265
Author(s):  
Kalie VanMeveren ◽  
David Hulac ◽  
Sarah Wollersheim-Shervey
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Statewide Assessment ◽  
Student Risk

Reading screening assessments help educators identify students who are at risk of reading and determine the need for intervention and supports. However, some schools screen and assess students more often than needed, and the additional information does not improve the accuracy of decisions. This may be especially true for students at the upper elementary grades who have already taken high-stakes tests. This exploratory study evaluated how accurately a variety of screening measures predicted performance on a high-stakes end of year test for fourth- and fifth-grade students. Results of this study indicated that previous scores on the statewide assessment and computer-adaptive assessment best predicted student performance on a high-stakes reading test (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment—Third Edition). When comparing screening models, a two-gate approach appeared to be the best method for identifying student risk.

Etiology of teacher knowledge and instructional skills for literacy at the upper elementary grades

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kausalai (Kay) Wijekumar ◽  
Andrea L. Beerwinkle ◽  
Karen R. Harris ◽  
Steve Graham
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Knowledge ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Instructional Skills

Things You can Try: Geo-gin

1974 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-323
Author(s):  
Janis A. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Card Game ◽  
Card Games ◽  
Geometric Concepts

Most students in the upper elementary grades have played and enjoyed card games. Geo-gin is a card game that makes use of some important geometric concepts such as spatial perception, identification, and discrimination. It is designed for groups of two to four students.

Graph paper: a versatile visual aid

1969 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-148
Author(s):  
Robert Parker
Keyword(s):  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Sequential Development ◽  
Graph Paper ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
Mathematics Program ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Many

In considering the mathematics program for elementary children, it is important for teachers to examine not only mathematical ideas but also the contexts within which such ideas are used. This usually means an examination of visual aids or tools of learning, since instruction in elementary grades depends upon the concrete to explain the abstract. With this in mind, one such tool that deserves special attention is graph, or squared, paper. Until one looks at the many possible uses of this visual aid, it may be taken for granted, and its applications remain sporadic and disconnected. This article is presented for the purpose of showing that graph paper is an educational device having few peers, especially from the points of view of economy, availability, and ease of use. An ordinary compilation of graph paper uses would be helpful to some degree, but what follows is a sequential development from the primary level through the upper elementary grades.

Drawing conclusions from samples (An activity for the low achiever)

1969 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 539-541
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Probability And Statistics

The 1963 Cambridge Report1 suggests that more applications of mathematics will be possible in the upper elementary grades due to the amount of science that has been and probably will continue to be introduced into primary school. Some of the most important applications involve probability and statistics, which should be considered purely empirical subjects at this level.

Problem Solving: Help in the Right Direction for LD Students

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-41
Author(s):  
Carol A. Thornton ◽  
Nancy S. Bley
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
The Right

Until recently problem solving was stressed primarily in the middle and upper elementary grades. The focus in the lower grades was on memorizing basic facts and developing specific computational skills. When children reached the middle elementary grades it was often assumed that because they could compute they also would know when to apply the different operations in problem-solving contexts. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Problem solving involves more than incorporating computational skills. It primarily requires a great deal of decision making.

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