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Cherry-Paul, Sonja; Cruz, Colleen; Ehrenworth, Mary – Educational Leadership, 2020
Reading workshop is a way for students to find what kinds of books they love, practice reading independently, and move up to higher levels of reading with teacher guidance. This type of workshop can develop a lifelong love of reading in children. But several conditions need to be met to make it successful. The authors discuss those conditions,…
Descriptors: Workshops, Reading Programs, Reading Motivation, Reading Instruction
Celano, Donna C.; Neuman, Susan B. – Educational Leadership, 2016
Because English language learners enter kindergarten at a distinct disadvantage, Celano and Neuman examine the role public libraries can play in rallying around these young children to better prepare them for school. The authors document a new program called Every Child Ready to Read, which recently launched in 4,000 public libraries across the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, English Language Learners, School Readiness, Library Role
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Allington, Richard L.; Gabriel, Rachael E. – Educational Leadership, 2012
We know more now than we ever did before about how to make every child a successful reader, write Allington and Gabriel in this research review. Yet, few students regularly receive the best reading instruction we know how to give. The authors present research supporting their recommendation that every child, every day, should (1) read something he…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Reading Programs
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Allyn, Pam – Educational Leadership, 2012
As a well-known advocate for promoting wider reading and reading engagement among all children--and founder of a reading program for foster children--Pam Allyn knows that struggling readers often face any printed text with fear and confusion, like Max in the book Where the Wild Things Are. She argues that teachers need to actively create a…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Printed Materials, Reading Motivation
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Allington, Richard L. – Educational Leadership, 2011
Despite the fact that two of every three students in U.S. schools have reading proficiencies below the level needed to adequately do grade-level work, schools don't make a point of offering either high-quality professional development for kindergarten teachers nor expert tutorial instruction for at-risk kindergartners. This means that most schools…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Reading Instruction
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Jackson, Shirley A. – Educational Leadership, 1978
Successful and widely adopted reading programs have similar characteristics that contribute to their effectiveness. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs
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Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 2001
In the May 2001 "Educational Leadership," Stanley Pogrow wrote another article attacking the Success for All program and comprehensive reform. SFA has been highly evaluated in numerous studies and by 52 individual researchers. Pogrow is a competitor who believes his own program (Higher Order Thinking Skills) has been slighted. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Jealousy, Misconceptions, Program Effectiveness
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Hallinger, Philip; Murphy, Joseph – Educational Leadership, 1985
Intensive analysis of the policies and practices of two high-achieving schools confirms that a coordinated school-wide emphasis on reading pays off. Four references are provided. (Author/DCS)
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness
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Aidman, Barry Joel – Educational Leadership, 1998
About 1,300 school students in Round Rock (Texas) Independent School District attend redesigned summer school program that provides intensive interventions in reading and math for students functioning below grade-level standards. Most take reading and math on alternate four-hour days for six weeks in classes with 15:1 student/teacher ratio.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intervention, Program Development
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Lensch, John E. – Educational Leadership, 1997
A large portion of the general public, including senior citizens, feels disconnected from local schools. Some seniors see little reason to support tax increases to provide public education's programs and services. Highland Park Learning Center, in Roanoke City, Virginia, has brought retirees back with an innovative program that teaches basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Schools, Community Services, Computer Literacy
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Carbo, Marie – Educational Leadership, 1996
Currently, only one-third of U.S. students read at acceptably high levels. Designed for inclusive programs, Reading Styles recognizes that everyone, not just "handicapped" students, has varying strengths and weaknesses. The program identifies youngsters' individual strengths; matches reading methods, materials, and strategies to these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Models, Program Descriptions
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Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 1996
Schools can reduce special-education and remedial instruction costs by helping students succeed in early grades. This article profiles several prevention and early intervention programs, including Success for All, Reading Recovery, Prevention of Learning Disabilities, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, Comer's School Development Program, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Programs
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Carter, Carolyn J. – Educational Leadership, 1997
Teachers in Highland Park, Michigan, conducted research and began an interactive reading-instruction program for students who were not succeeding in school. Reciprocal teaching, which trains students to use four strategies (generating questions, summarizing, clarifying, and predicting) for improving reading comprehension, raised hopes,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Achievement
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Criscuola, Margaret M. – Educational Leadership, 1994
Junior Great Books Curriculum model uses interpretive discussion within the reading process to help students of all reading abilities understand literature, or construct inferential and thematic meaning from their reading. Program was piloted in third-grade classes in 13 Chicago schools between 1989 and 1991. The model's cornerstone is the…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Grade 3, Literature Appreciation
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Hannon, Joseph P.; Katims, Michael – Educational Leadership, 1979
Briefly describes a comprehensive reading program based on the ideas of mastery learning. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
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