Tutoring First-Grade Struggling Readers in Phonological Reading Skills.

Jenkins, Joseph R.; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Firebaugh, Mary; Profilet, Cathy

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ERIC Number: EJ608055

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Tutoring First-Grade Struggling Readers in Phonological Reading Skills.

Jenkins, Joseph R.; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Firebaugh, Mary; Profilet, Cathy

Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v15 n2 p75-84 Spr 2000

Description of a tutoring program for struggling 1st grade readers focuses on use of Sound Partners, a program designed for non-teacher tutors. This program emphasizes basic phonological awareness and phonological reading skills. The article describes the program's theoretical ancestry, application, research outcomes, and obstacles/solutions related to implementation. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Phonology, Primary Education, Reading Difficulties, Theory Practice Relationship, Tutorial Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Research To Practice: Views from Researchers and Practitioners.