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Direct linkBrasseur-Hock, Irma F.; Miller, Whitney; Washburn, Jocelyn; Chroust, Alyson J.; Hock, Michael F. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2021
We present results of an evaluation of the first year of a multi-year comprehensive middle school reading program. Four public middle schools in rural Virginia with large populations of students with limited reading proficiency participated in a study to determine the reading program's impact. We evaluated 235 students with low reading achievement…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Middle School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Forneris, Tanya; Fries, Elizabeth; Meyer, Aleta; Buzzard, Marilyn; Uguy, Samy; Ramakrishnan, Ramesh; Lewis, Carol; Danish, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: School-based interventions are critical for enhancing the health of youth. The "Goals for Health (GFH)" school-based project was a goal-setting and life-skills intervention conducted in rural areas to increase self-efficacy, knowledge, and positive behaviors related to healthy eating. The intervention was peer-led with high…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Eating Habits
Arrington, Alpheus, Jr. – 1989
This practicum report describes the development and implementation of a middle school program in King and Queen County in Virginia's Middle Peninsula designed to improve the achievement of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students whose achievement scores were consistently lower than national and state averages. A literature review and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Continuity, Elementary School Students
