The Improvement of Basic Skills Reading Mastery Test Scores at Bladensburg Senior High School [microform] / James V. Foran.

This practicum report describes the planning and implementation of a program to improve scores on the Basic Skills Reading Mastery Test at a senior high school that has been experiencing a decline in standardized test scores in recent years. A variety of strategies were used by the principal to make...

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Main Author: Foran, James V.
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
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Summary:This practicum report describes the planning and implementation of a program to improve scores on the Basic Skills Reading Mastery Test at a senior high school that has been experiencing a decline in standardized test scores in recent years. A variety of strategies were used by the principal to make the improvement of reading skills a total staff effort; efforts were also made to improve both student and teacher attitudes toward the testing of such reading skills. Appendixes include items from a workbook on functional reading, tips to help parents improve their child's reading, and charts describing the wide disparity of reading scores in Prince Georges County, Maryland. (Author/AA)
Item Description:ERIC Note: Introductory Practicum for Ed.D., Nova University; Several pages in Appendix F may not reproduce well due to small type.
ERIC Document Number: ED144001.
Physical Description:62 p.