A Second Chance To Learn To Read.

Raiche, Nancy; Showers, Beverly

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ERIC Number: EJ617870

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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A Second Chance To Learn To Read.

Raiche, Nancy; Showers, Beverly

Leadership, v30 n2 p18-20 Nov-Dec 2000

Over 2,500 secondary students in the Torrance (California) Unified School District who read below the 30th percentile on state tests have access to a second-chance program. Participants engage in extensive recreational reading and vocabulary development, address comprehension on multiple levels, and use writing to assist comprehension. (MLH)

Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Recreational Reading, Secondary Education, Staff Development, Underachievement, Vocabulary Development, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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