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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
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Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra – Reading Teacher, 1996
Describes how a group of professionals at a school near San Antonio, Texas, worked together to change the reading curriculum from a traditional basal reading program to an approach built around quality literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum, Educational Change, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedSchirmer, Barbara R.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1996
Discusses briefly issues related to bilingual education and making English the official United States language. Describes an innovative and successful bilingual education program in a public school district in Oregon. (SR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMiles, Jo Ann; Sweetland, John D. – Reading Teacher, 2001
Describes the "Let's Read Together" program designed as a four-week summer reading camp. Concludes that this program, while supplying the children with direct reading instruction, also empowered parents to become more involved and to feel more confident in assisting their children academically. (SC)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation, Parent Participation, Primary Education
