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Download full textRhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2015
This report examines traditional calendar school Read to Achieve reading camps implemented in the summer of 2014. Teacher and student survey respondents reported positive reading camp experiences and reading camp was well attended. Based on data for 502 students, a small percentage (16.1%) reached reading proficiency by the end of camp. Gains in…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Reading Achievement
Cantrell, Susan C.; Carter, Janis C.; Rintamaa, Margaret – Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, 2012
This Striving Readers evaluation examined the impact of a targeted intervention for struggling adolescent readers in participating schools. This study was conducted in nine high schools in nine school districts serving large percentages of at-risk students in Kentucky. The targeted intervention for struggling readers was the Kentucky Cognitive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students
Cantrell, Susan C.; Almasi, Janice F.; Carter, Janis C.; Rintamaa, Margaret – Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, 2011
This Striving Readers evaluation examined the impact of a targeted intervention for struggling adolescent readers and investigated the impact of a whole-school literacy model on students in participating schools. This study was conducted in ten middle, nine high, and two 6-12 schools in seven rural school districts serving large percentages of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Reading Strategies
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1979
This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering qualtiy reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This sixth booklet focuses on the roles and responsibilities of school district personnel in a local Right to Read program. Included is a series of…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Program Descriptions, Rating Scales, Reading Improvement
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The intent of this evaluation report is to provide information obtained from a study of the Success in Reading and Writing Program pilot project initiated in the Washington, D. C. public schools in 1978-79. The first chapter of the report describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, its goals and objectives, and the pilot project; states…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Reading Improvement
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1979
This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering qualtiy reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This fifth booklet suggests a model to use in planning a local Right to Read program that includes the following steps: commitment to begin…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments, Needs Assessment
Oppelt, Shirley – 1991
A practicum developed and implemented an integrated reading program to raise reading vocabulary and comprehension scores and reading attitudes in a fourth-grade classroom. A classroom of 23 students was used to implement the program. A standard diagnostic test was used to record pre- and post-test scores in vocabulary and comprehension, and a…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Program Descriptions
Elliott, Jan, Comp.; McCleary, Linda, Comp. – 1996
Intended to encourage children of all ages to read over the summer, this manual presents library-based programs, crafts, displays, and events with an Olympic theme. Based on responses to earlier Arizona Reading Programs, the manual includes more preschool material, age range suggestions on crafts and programs, and more clip art than earlier…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Library Extension
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1993
This manual is designed to help public libraries in Arizona plan their summer reading programs. The theme of the 1993 Arizona Reading Program is circuses. The material in the manual is prepared for libraries to adapt for their own uses. Topics covered include: goals, objectives, and evaluation; procedures for getting started; common summer program…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Role
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1991
This manual is designed to help public libraries in Arizona to plan their summer reading programs. The theme of the 1991 program is Arizona and its characteristics. The material in the manual is prepared for libraries to adapt for their own uses. Topics covered include: goals, objectives, and evaluation; procedures for getting started; common…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Role
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1992
This manual is designed to support Iowa's library-based summer reading programs for children of all ages, though its primary focus is on elementary age children. Following a general information section, the manual is divided into eight parts, dealing respectively with: (1) publicity and programming, including sample print and radio announcements…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Siegner, Cathy, Comp. – 1992
This guide contains a sample press release, artwork, bibliographies, and program ideas for use in 1992 public library summer reading programs in Montana. Art work incorporating the dragon theme includes bookmarks, certificates, reading logs, and games. The bibliography lists books in the following categories: picture books and easy fiction (49…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1996
Intended to encourage children of all ages to read over the summer, this manual presents library-based programs, crafts, displays, and events with an Olympic theme. Based on responses to earlier Arizona Reading Programs, this manual includes more preschool materials, age-range suggestions on crafts and programs, and more glossy clip art than…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Library Extension
Bridge, Connie A.; Carney, J. Paige – 1994
This paper examines the development, implementation, and evaluation of the LAP Reading Program. The program sought to provide low-income, inner-city kindergarten children with "lap reading" experiences (having adults read aloud to them) to increase their interest in and knowledge of books and reading. The 10-week program initially contained 25…
Descriptors: College Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Inner City
