That is interesting! Thanks for sharing this. Maybe I just like reading in the morning! :o) I want to share this with our district because they force all primary teachers to have their language arts block in the morning. Lisa 2/3 IL
--- Julie Santello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Found this online when I did a search for best time > of day for > reading instruction: > > > Barron, Henderson, and Spurgeon (1994) discovered > that below-grade- > level first- through fourth-graders at one > elementary school (number > of subjects not reported) significantly increased > their reading > achievement scores when instructed in the afternoon > as compared to > the control group that received morning instruction. > Davis (1987) > found similar results for 100 first-grade beginning > readers (both low- > ability and high-ability readers); greater gains > were achieved when > instruction occurred in the afternoon. > > Found at: > http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/timeofday.html > > Barron, Bennie G.; Henderson, Martha V.; & Spurgeon, > Rebecca. (1994). > Effects of time of day instruction on reading > achievement of below > grade readers. Reading Improvement, 31(1), 59-60. > (ERIC Journal No. > EJ483273) > Davis, Zephaniah T. (1987). Effects of time-of-day > of instruction on > beginning reading achievement. Journal of > Educational Research, 80 > (3), 138-140. (ERIC Journal No. EJ353277) > > > Julie > > > > > On Oct 20, 2007, at 3:49 PM, Lisa Szyska wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > It would be interesting to hear about any studies > on > > this...I've never heard of any. Though wasn't > there > > some research a few years ago about high school > > students starting later in the a.m. because they > learn > > better later in the day? I don't remember, but > maybe > > it's of some relevance here. > > > > I've taught 3rd, 4th, 5th and now 2nd....I do > believe > > that the age of the kids is important to this > > question. My older kids (4th and 5th) were able > to > > work well on reading and writing tasks in the > > afternoon...sometimes they were a bit more awake! > 3rd > > graders tend to do better in the a.m., and I've > done > > it both ways with them. NO WAY could my > particular > > 2nd graders do reading in the afternoon as well as > > they work in the a.m. They are pooped by the last > > period, and it is a struggle to get them to stay > with > > me. I don't know if this is typical for 2nd or > not, > > since it is my first year in this level. Luckily, > I > > have specials most days at the end this year! > > > > Lisa > > 2/3 IL > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go > to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go > to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
