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Download full textGrossen, Bonnie – 2002
The Reach System is a set of direct instruction (DI) programs designed to bring students who are performing as low as grade 1 level in language arts to performing at grade 8 level within 2 years of instruction delivered 3 hours per day. It involves a comprehensive system of professional development, curriculum, and instruction within the larger DI…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, High Risk Students, Language Arts
Risko, Victoria J.; And Others – 1990
A study determined whether instruction on story elements within rich contexts can increase students' understanding of the characters' traits and motives, their comprehension of stories, and their ability to write causally coherent stories. Instruction was organized around an "anchor" (a story rich with embedded information presented on…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Research, Cohesion (Written Composition), Curriculum Development
