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Struggling Readers Stretch Their Skills: Project Maximizes Use of Paraprofessionals to Teach Reading
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Direct linkGranger, Jane D.; Grek, Marcia – Journal of Staff Development, 2005
In Florida, a group of paraprofessionals worked with students struggling to read at grade level. The students' gains show that the intensive attention of these professionals to small groups of students can make a significant difference. This article presents a study about the effectiveness of paraprofessionals' and teachers' instruction for…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Teacher Aides
