Journal of Research in Childhood Education articles from December 2005

Journal of Research in Childhood Education archives from December 2005

Relating academic data from the elementary grades to state test results in high school: implications for school improvement through professional development.
December 22, 2005... Abstract. End-of-year marks and achievement test results in intermediate grade math and reading were linked to high-stakes test results at the secondary level. The results suggest that analysis of marks and test scores would alert educators to...

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS): a tool for evaluating student learning?
December 22, 2005... Abstract. To evaluate the usefulness of two DIBELS subtests (Phonemic Segmentation Fluency and Nonsense Word Fluency), 107 kindergartners and 101 first-graders who had taken the DIBELS were given a writing-of-words task and the Slosson Oral...

The impact of computer technology on academic achievement of young African American children.
December 22, 2005... Abstract. This study examined the relationship between academic achievement of young African American children and access to and use of computers in their school and home. The sample consists of 1,601 African American public school children who...

The mathematics content knowledge role in developing preservice teachers' pedagogical content knowledge.
December 22, 2005... Abstract. This paper outlines the nexus between mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge in developing pedagogical content knowledge. Increasing expectations about what students should know and be able to do, breakthroughs in...

Self-efficacy and interest in the use of reading strategies.
December 22, 2005... Abstract. We examined the influence of reading strategy instruction on self-efficacy, interest, and comprehension by 4th-graders from at-risk environments. Previous research indicates that reading strategy instruction can improve reading...

"Not the same kind of leaders": four young children's unique ways of influencing others.
December 22, 2005... Abstract. This qualitative multi-case study explored four young leaders' idiosyncratic leadership styles manifested within the context of their classrooms (toddler and preschool). In order to gain a deeper understanding of the complexity and...

Research into practice: at-risk learners, teacher education, and leadership.
December 22, 2005... Six studies are highlighted in this issue. The first three and the fifth study examine at-risk youth. The first study examines the role of academic data in elementary and middle school and its usefulness in predicting success in high school....