Self-help and realistic goals were keys to this Arizona community-based enrichment program that brought dropouts back to school and strengthened reading skills. (Editor)

Suggests field trips and other community exploration activities to show students that reading exists as a useful skill outside the classroom. (SJL)

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

School-community partnership programs can help teachers reach children in the crucial years from birth to 4, thereby preventing reading difficulties and raising future test scores. Many organizations help families in starting their children on the road to lifetime reading by distributing free books and pamphlets on reading aloud to children. (SM)