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Publication Date: 2008-Mar
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Best Practices for Achieving High, Rapid Reading Gains
Carbo, Marie
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v73 n7 p57-60 Mar 2008
The percentage of students who read at the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has not improved, and is appallingly low. In order for students to achieve high reading gains and become life-long readers, reading comprehension and reading enjoyment must be the top two goals. This article presents several strategies for transforming struggling, at-risk readers into successful, lifelong readers.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, National Competency Tests, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, High Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Teaching Methods, Attitude Change, Stress Management, Classroom Environment, Principals, Administrator Role, Reading Aloud to Others
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