Engaging Students in Meaningful Reading: A Professional Development Journey.

Rossow, Angela; Hess, Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ629487

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Publication Date: 2001

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Engaging Students in Meaningful Reading: A Professional Development Journey.

Rossow, Angela; Hess, Carol

TEACHING Exceptional Children, v33 n6 p15-20 Jul-Aug 2001

This article describes the quest of an elementary special educator to create an effective reading program that would motivate students, as well as one that would address the students' Individualized Education Programs. Allowing the students to help select books and integrating writing activities had a positive effect on the students. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities, Literacy, Motivation Techniques, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Student Motivation, Whole Language Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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