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| Reading Improvement | 8 |
Author
| Box, Jean Ann | 1 |
| Dusewicz, Russell A. | 1 |
| Kippel, Gary M. | 1 |
| McCarthy, Kenneth E. | 1 |
| McLaughlin, T. F. | 1 |
| Potter, Les | 1 |
| Romatowski, Jane A. | 1 |
| Smith, Frederick | 1 |
| Wheeler, Roberta | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| New York (New York) | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKippel, Gary M.; Smith, Frederick – Reading Improvement, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Models, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedDusewicz, Russell A. – Reading Improvement, 1974
Describes the results, including research evidence, of a prekindergarten reading program for children from disadvantaged families. (RB)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedWheeler, Roberta – Reading Improvement, 1976
Descriptors: Grade 3, Learning Disabilities, Metropolitan Areas, Primary Education
Peer reviewedPotter, Les – Reading Improvement, 1996
Discusses the goals and objectives of committees of the Mobile County school district in Alabama, which were set up to evaluate the current state of reading instruction. Discusses trends, the current situation, where they want to be, and current research. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedRomatowski, Jane A.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1995
Investigates a three-year reading club project, implemented in an urban school with kindergarten children for the purpose of promoting literacy. Shows a positive influence on children's interest in books, reading comprehension, and home reading experiences. (RS)
Descriptors: Family Environment, Kindergarten, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedBox, Jean Ann – Reading Improvement, 1995
Describes a literacy program for three- and four-year-old children established in a university setting to provide teacher education students an opportunity to read with the children while emphasizing concepts about print. Finds a slight increase in the children's concepts about print and in their familiarity with books. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Laboratory Schools, Prereading Experience
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, T. F.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1982
Reports on a study that evaluated the effectiveness of Project Follow Through programs on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Reveals continued improvement in reading achievement scores at all grade levels studied. (FL)
Descriptors: American Indians, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Kenneth E. – Reading Improvement, 1995
Reports on the second year of a supplementary reading program. Notes the program was successful with nonreading or delayed-reading students from regular and special education classrooms in grades one through eight. Argues that labels such as at-risk, learning disabled, and dyslexic are excuses for not initially teaching children how to read. (SR)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Junior High Schools
