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Dombek, Jennifer L.; Foorman, Barbara R.; Garcia, Mishel; Smith, Kevin G. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
While literacy interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on prevention and intervention in kindergarten through grade 2 is optimal because reading difficulties become expensive and challenging to remediate as students become older. The Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 allows districts to do just this, with 15 percent of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Guides, Kindergarten
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Smith, Kevin G.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This guide is designed to facilitate self-studies of planning and implementation of state-required summer reading camp programs for grade 3 students who scored at the lowest level on the state reading assessment. It provides a template for data collection and guiding questions for discussion that may improve instruction and increase the number of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Vacca, JoAnne L. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Discusses the uses of surveys, notes the types of survey instruments available, and provides examples of survey instruments to assess teacher competencies and student reading behavior. Suggests that surveys are especially useful for providing information for two sections of grant applications: the needs assessment and comprehensive planning…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Measurement Techniques, Program Development, Proposal Writing
Robinson, Richard D.; Fehrle, Carl C. – 1984
The booklet examines a special program for gifted readers in the elementary classrooms. Following a brief review of the gifted population and typical characteristics of the gifted child, the booklet addresses such program planning aspects as decisions regarding special vs. regular class placement. Program development issues include decisions…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Gifted, Program Development
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Anders, Patricia L. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggests that secondary school reading specialists desiring to establish a school-based, schoolwide reading program form a reading committee composed of content area teachers who propose ideas and help implement them. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Program Development, Reading Consultants, Reading Programs
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Reading is Fun-damental Program. – 1984
Intended to help communities raise funds for Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) projects, this booklet lists ideas and examples, many volunteered and tested by RIF projects themselves. The first of the booklet's four sections offers suggestions for preparing for a fundraising effort. The next two sections contain ideas on the main avenues of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fund Raising, Program Development, Reading Attitudes
Chelton, Mary K., Ed. – 2000
For every librarian who seeks to better serve the new and unique young adult market, this completely revised edition presents 30 library programs as examples of this service. By studying the examples set by award-winning initiatives around the country, librarians should be able to answer these questions for their young adult programs: What is the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Library Development, Library Planning
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Wilson-Gebhardt, Concetta; Plowman, Corlea S. – Reading Teacher, 1980
Provides guidelines to involve the entire community in a successful reading fair, based on procedures followed in Newport News, Virginia. (RL)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Support, Exhibits
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Cushenbery, Donald C. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Provides seven recommendations for an effective secondary reading program that will treat reading as a body of skills taught in all subject areas. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Content Area Reading, Individualized Instruction, Program Development
Medina, Sue O. – 1984
This manual provides suggestions for materials and projects to carry out a summer reading program for children based on a monster theme. The planning process outlined may be used as a "how-to" guide for developing summer reading programs on other themes as well. In addition to general guidelines, the manual provides information on the following…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Library Services, Preschool Children, Program Development
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Lehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1983
Describes activities and courses designed to help gifted secondary school students develop their skills in critical analysis and verbal expression. (FL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities
Johnson, Debra Wilcox, Ed. – 1985
The Wisconsin Summer Library Program was developed to promote use of the library by children during the summer, to familiarize them with the resources of the public library, and to help them retain their reading skills over the summer. Different ways of interpreting the theme of the summer program for 1985 were suggested by librarians throughout…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Childrens Literature, Program Development
Fredericks, Anthony D.; Taylor, David – 1985
Intended for reading teachers, supervisors, and administrators, this guide can be used to develop a parental involvement program. The book first presents a preprogram survey, an informal assessment of attitudes and skills that are important in parent programs. Chapter 1 contains the parent reading engagement profile, which includes guidelines and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Bass, Martha; Davis, Robin Works; Harris, Marlive; Marcum, Paul – 2000
The Texas Reading Club is designed to encourage youth to read for pleasure and to promote library usage.A statewide theme is selected each year that emphasizes ways in which reading expands young minds and encourages children to use their imaginations. The year 2000's theme, "Invent the future! READ!," emphasizes ways in which reading…
Descriptors: Inventions, Library Services, Outreach Programs, Program Development
Salas, Beverly Ann – Academic Therapy, 1989
One school district's effort to develop a specialized reading program for students with dyslexia is described. Discussed are: guidelines for diagnosing dyslexics; primary characteristics of 12 youngsters identified as dyslexic; and recommendations for other school districts concerning definitions, screening, referral, and service delivery. (JDD)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dyslexia, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
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