Author : Michael John Herrera
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (741 download)
Book Synopsis CREATING A LINK: THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A LITERACY PROGRAM INTO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ./ by Michael John Herrera by : Michael John Herrera
Download or read book CREATING A LINK: THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A LITERACY PROGRAM INTO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ./ by Michael John Herrera written by Michael John Herrera and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Literacy Action Plan was developed during the 2008-09 school year at Washington Vocational High School as a result of low test scores on the eleventh grade New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). A group of instructors and educational support staff convened as a committee, for the purpose of increasing literacy among students within each career major area. The purpose of this study was to determine if content area reading strategies impact a students' understanding of reading strategies, overall attitudes and habits towards reading, and reading comprehension when enrolled in a career and technical program. The study focused on educators and students in both experimental and comparison groups using multiple sources of data which included the Vaughan Scale, MARSI, Mikulecky Measure, Interviews, and Scholastic Reading Inventory. Although the results were only emerging, the research indicated content area reading strategies taught by career majors in a Career and Technical School led to somewhat increased metacognitive awareness of reading strategies, very slight increases in attitudes and reading habits, and many students in the experimental group exceeding their projected reading comprehension scores as compared to the national norms of the Scholastic Reading Inventory. It is recommended that the school district conduct further longitudinal research to determine whether the growth attributed to the Literacy Action Plan is sustainable. Recommendations from the action plan include the development of a school wide reading curriculum in all Career and Technical Education areas (CTE) content areas. Additional recommendations to support this goal include professional development, access to appropriate reading materials, and implementation through the observation and evaluation process.