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Alachua County Schools, Gainesville, FL. – 1991
This coordinator's handbook describes the "Rockin' Readers" program, in which senior-citizen volunteers are matched with specifically targeted at-risk children (usually of kindergarten age or slightly older) in Alachua County, Florida, who tested below their peer group in language development and reading readiness skills. The handbook…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults
Alachua County Schools, Gainesville, FL. – 1991
Designed for use by volunteers in the program, this handbook describes the "Rockin' Readers" program, in which senior-citizen volunteers are matched with specifically targeted at-risk children in Alachua County, Florida, who tested below their peer group in language development and reading readiness skills. The handbook notes that each…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs


