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Wasik, Barbara A.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1990
This study reports the results of a best-evidence synthesis of research on the use of one-to-one tutoring delivered by adults to students in the primary grades who are learning to read. The synthesis includes research on five programs: Reading Recovery, Success for All, Prevention of Learning Disabilities, the Wallach Tutorial Program, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Intergenerational Programs

Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – Language Arts, 1991
Describes the chief characteristics of the Success for All program and reports some results of its effects on beginning readers and writers. Concludes that reading failure is fundamentally preventable for nearly all children, regardless of home background. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Primary Education, Program Descriptions