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The study examined whether providing summer reading books to economically disadvantaged first- and second-grade students for three consecutive summers improved reading achievement. The study analyzed data on about 1,300 students from 17 high-poverty elementary schools in two large districts in Florida. Student-level reading achievement was…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Reading Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Direct linkMuelle, Christina More – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Social and emotional development has been considered an important factor in child development which has been placed at the end of the learning spectrum due to high stakes testing. Social and emotional development consists of the relationships an individual has with others, the level of self-control, and the motivation and perseverance a person has…
Descriptors: Evidence, School Readiness, Low Income, Grades (Scholastic)
Foorman, Barbara R.; Petscher, Yaacov; Lefsky, Evan B.; Toste, Jessica R. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2010
Five years of reading comprehension data in Florida Reading First schools were analyzed to address questions regarding student improvement, reduction in the achievement gap, efficacy of site visits to schools making no achievement gains, and effects of student mobility on growth in reading comprehension. Participants were 120,000 students (about…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Achievement Gains, Economically Disadvantaged
