Describes the reading program at Pope Elementary School on Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, one of several school reading programs recognized by the International Reading Association as exemplary. (SR)

Describes the school reading program at Cary Woods Elementary School (in Auburn, Alabama), one of several school reading programs designated by the International Reading Association as exemplary. (SR)

Describes the reading program at G. C. Burkhead Elementary School (in Elizabethtown, Kentucky), one of several school reading programs designated by the International Reading Association as exemplary. (SR)

Describes a program in which three educational institutions collaborated to create and implement a multisensory reading/language arts program that focuses on language arts integration, sequential skills learning, and individualized instruction. (FL)

Notes that student learning declines or remains stagnant during the summer months and that the magnitude of change differs by socioeconomic status. Explains a summer reading program called Continued Connections which used a converted recreational vehicle as a mobile classroom. Concludes that this program helped students increase their reading…

Describes a schoolwide project at Central Elementary School in Morgantown, West Virginia, called the "Worlds of a Reader's Mind." Describes the deliberations among both students and teachers that went into establishing the project, how the project is run, and the "enormously beneficial" impact on students' achievement and self-esteem. (SR)

Describes the Reading Buddies program in which high school students tutor first graders at risk of failure in reading while receiving training provided by university professors. (SR)

A history of poverty and low academic achievement in four urban schools pointed to the need to implement an early intervention focused on oral language and emergent literacy. The Kindergarten Early Literacy Tutoring (KELT) Program was designed to target senior (5 year old) kindergarten students most at-risk. The intervention consisted of an extra…

Describes a cross-age reading program called Storymates, which connected school and home literacy experiences of 9-, 10-, and 11-year olds through storybook reading to younger siblings, relatives, and neighborhood friends. Discusses exploring story structure in the classroom; reading storybooks in school and at home; how retellings improved; and…

Outlines a major literacy initiative for urban children taking place in the Dallas, Texas Public Schools. Describes several different programs at the school district level aimed at family and community outreach, in order to create a literacy-education support system with primary care givers in the homes. (SR)

Describes a reading program based on community-school cooperation. (RB)

Describes the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Terms it an exceptional reading program illustrating how certain dynamics of social interaction may be essential for reading achievement. (FL)

Summarizes major features of the Project Information Packages and describes the eight steps to follow in order for a school district to obtain one. (HOD)