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Download full textPatel, Rakhee; Jabin, Nico; Bussard, Loraine; Cartagena, Javiera; Haywood, Sarah; Lumpkin, Michael – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
Switch-on is an intensive, targeted literacy intervention that aims to improve the reading skills of pupils who are struggling with literacy. There are two versions of the intervention: Switch-on Reading and Switch-on Reading and Writing. Both involve specially trained Teaching Assistants (TAs) delivering a tailored programme of literacy support…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, At Risk Students
PDF pending restorationAnderson, Carol M. – 1976
An elementary school reading-interest project was designed to overcome summer learning loss and to foster an interest in independent reading. The major strategy, "The Reading Interest Passport," consisted of nine independent reading contracts leading to "badges." This approach was selected after consideration of cost, coordination with ongoing…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Practicums, Program Evaluation
Ley, Terry C. – Media and Methods, 1979
Cites advantages of a Directed Individualized Reading program, including ways such a program can shape the reading curriculum to meet students' needs and interests. Discusses how educators can help students select the best books, can establish and evaluate the program, and can get students to carry reading beyond the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Program Guides
Sebesta, Sam Leaton, Ed. – 1968
The papers contained in this volume offer the opinions and evidence of sixteen specialists on matters pertaining to literature for children and adolescents--the writing of literature, the selection of literature, and the role of literature in reading instruction. Taken together, they cover a wide range of grade levels and represent many points of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Morrow-Pretlow, Tharyll W. – 1994
This practicum was developed to encourage the at-risk urban elementary school student to read for pleasure daily. Participants listened to their favorite rap songs, wrote lyrics for their own rap songs, and then read the lyrics as a text. The practicum was performed in a neighborhood community recreation center that serves urban students from…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students, Music Activities
Miller, Mercer; Price, Kay – 1970
The objective of the Gulfport Summer School project was to improve the teaching techniques in the English program so that unmotivated and underachieving students could experience some success. Students were grouped in English classes according to their spelling and language scores on the Stanford Achievement Test, Form X, in classes of from 10 to…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Strategies, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Thomas, James L., Ed.; Loring, Ruth M., Ed. – 1983
Intended for teachers, librarians, and reading specialisits, the articles in this collection of essays address the problem of how to determine, capture, and then maintain children's interest in the reading process. Preceded by biographical information on the contributors and a brief introduction, the essays have been placed into one of four major…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of modality-based instruction in test taking skills upon young children's performance on standardized reading tests; (2) the effects of five…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language)
Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Young Adults, Adolescents, Literacy Education
