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Cromie, Rachel; Fa'alogo, Ingrid Gwilliam; Gwilliam, Marilyn; Limbrick, Libby – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2017
Current national and international research indicates the summer break can negatively affect students' reading achievement. To counter this effect, our primary school with a range of students worked in collaboration with our local public library to plan and implement a summer reading programme. The purpose of the programme was to increase…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students
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Kearney, W. Sean; Smith, Page A.; Maika, Sean – Journal of School Public Relations, 2014
This study explores the impact of classroom relationships on student engagement. To determine whether improved classroom relations lead to higher levels of student engagement, surveys were distributed to 2,340 students from 117 fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms. Respondents reported the degree to which they felt support from teachers,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learner Engagement, Student Participation, Student Surveys
Lorenz, Kelley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the effects of a home-reading program on parent-teacher communication and on the ability of parents to select reading material for their children. In this qualitative case study, parents of 4th grade students participated in a reading homework program with their children. Using constructivist theories, the study's…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Parents as Teachers, Reading Material Selection, Parent Role
Pagan, Stephanie; Sénéchal, Monique – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
In this research, parents and children participated in a comprehensive book reading intervention designed to improve children's literacy. Over eight weeks during the summer, children in the intervention condition were encouraged to read one book weekly and parents were trained to foster reading comprehension. Forty-eight Grades 3 and 5 children…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Intervention, Literacy Education
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD state-funded Optional Extended Year Program for 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Elementary School Students, Parent Participation