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Peer reviewedSinatra, Richard C. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Describes a successful language experience reading program integrated within highly motivating camping and recreational activities for title one children with reading difficulties. (RB)
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach, Program Descriptions
Download full textShirley, Don D. – 1974
This paper reports on a Right to Read summer workshop held for selected classroom teachers. The objectives of the workshop were to provide the teachers with new reading related concepts, techniques, and materials so they could return to their own schools and share their knowledge and attitudes with other teachers. A total of 30 teachers…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, Reading, Reading Achievement
Shirley, Don D. – 1974
Two 1-week workshops dealing with reading and reading related topics were held during the summer of 1973 by the Kansas Right to Read Project. The workshops were designed to acquaint the 60 participants with new reading techniques and to prepare them to return to their schools and pass these techniques on to the other teachers. Two methods were…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Reading, Reading Development, Reading Improvement
Curry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – 1998
A study examined the "Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading" (S.O.A.R.) program, which provided early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for at-risk students entering grades 1-3 in the fall of 1998. Subjects were 388 students enrolled in 3 S.O.A.R. campuses from 37 Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary schools…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, High Risk Students, Learning Activities
Cury, Janice – 2001
A study examined a program entitled "Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading" (S.O.A.R.), which provided early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for at-risk students completing kindergarten through grade 2 in 2000-01. Subjects were 2188 students enrolled in 12 S.O.A.R. campuses. Ethnicity was diverse with 58% Hispanic…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, High Risk Students, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedCobb, Suzanne; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1990
Investigates the effectiveness of the Char-L Intensive Phonics program within a six-week summer tutorial program for students with learning problems. Finds significant gains in reading for most students and improved word attack skills for all students completing academic tasks requiring reading. (KEH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Problems
Peer reviewedDin, Feng S. – Rural Educator, 2000
A study assessed the effectiveness of direct instruction in improving reading skills. After a 3-week summer remedial program in which direct instruction was the main instructional strategy, along with a controlled curriculum, 18 rural students aged 7-15 with severe reading difficulties showed notable improvement in reading and spelling. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Improvement
