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Wasik, Barbara A. – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes what reading coaches do (provide literacy enrichment without emphasizing the diagnostic and intervention aspects of reading), how this differs from reading tutors, and how reading coaches can help with literacy development in schools. Discusses activities for reading coaches, and benefits of a reading coach program. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literacy, Program Descriptions, Reading Improvement
Wasik, Barbara A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Reviews the current state of knowledge about various (adult-volunteer) tutoring programs' effects on student achievement. Except for the Howard Street Tutoring Program and the School Volunteer Development Project (two very small programs), the programs reviewed present no unbiased evidence of effectiveness. Comparison groups are needed to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
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