Children's Art Carnival Creative Reading Program. ECIA Chapter I, 1984-85. Final Evaluation Report.

Institution	New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation.
Titel	Children's Art Carnival Creative Reading Program. ECIA Chapter I, 1984-85. Final Evaluation Report.
Quelle	(1986), (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Art Activities; Class Activities; Creative Development; Diagnostic Teaching; Elementary Education; Language Skills; Low Achievement; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Reading Achievement; Reading Improvement; Reading Instruction; Reading Programs; Reading Skills; Staff Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Diagnostic assessment; Diagnostisches Verfahren; Elementarunterricht; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Leseleistung; Leseunterricht; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	To improve the reading skills of students with low academic achievement, the Children's Art Carnival (CAC) Reading Program provided 321 children in grades 2-5 with art and reading activities and assistance with behavioral and emotional problems. Analyses of pretests and posttests focused on students' academic achievement and attendance and staff development. Major findings indicated that (1) most students mastered three or more additional reading skills; (2) over 75% of the fourth and fifth graders achieved posttest scores of 75% or higher on the test of art vocabulary, while only 70% of the third graders and 50% of the second graders achieved this goal; (3) teachers' responses to program surveys showed that they had been oriented to the program's objectives and activities, had received instruction in and had incorporated art-related teaching strategies, and had actively participated in CAC activities; (4) CAC may positively affect attendance. Based on these findings, it was recommended that program objectives regarding skill mastery be reviewed, art vocabulary with second and third graders be emphasized, staff development activities be continued, and a new index for measuring CAC's impact on students' attitudes and motivation be considered. (A vocabulary test and pre- and post-program teacher surveys are appended.) (JD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC