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Meyer, Ron; Buckner, Joyce – Instructor, 1980
To combat summer learning loss among remedial readers, teachers and consultants in the Omaha, Nebraska, Title I program designed a series of comic-book reading units and mailed them to students' homes. Parents were pleased with the project and it appeared that less reading skill had been lost by September. (SJL)
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Home Programs, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGambrell, Linda B.; Jarrell, Mary E. – Reading World, 1980
Describes a Title I summer program in which teachers and aides visited children's homes weekly with the objectives of (1) increasing the amount of reading done by the children during the summer and (2) involving parents in reading activities with their children. Evaluates the program, noting the benefits reported by children, parents, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
