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Strong, Mary Winifred; Traynelis-Yurek, Elaine – 1983
Studied for its effects on the reading fluency of elementary school students, R. C. Heckleman's Neurological Impress Method has proved an inexpensive but effective method for motivating low achievement readers. Twenty-six subjects from grades 2 to 6 practiced reading in unison with a tutor during four 15-minute sessions a week. During the sessions…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Motivation Techniques, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedMorris, Darrell – Reading Psychology, 1986
Discusses three principles for use by volunteer tutors to use in monitoring children's oral reading: (1) maintaining an adequate pace in the lesson, (2) helping students make sense of what they read, and (3) helping the student to read what is actually on the page. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Feedback, Listening Skills, Oral Reading
Levine, Sally F. – 1986
A practicum addressing (1) elementary school students' need to increase their sight vocabulary, (2) their needs for self-esteem, (3) their individual learning differences, and (4) the practical difficulties of providing additional practice time and personnel to teach is described in this guide. The introduction of the guide discusses the community…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching, Practicums
