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Peer reviewedCurry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – ERS Spectrum, 1999
Describes the Austin (Texas) Independent School District's evaluation of its Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading (SOAR) pilot program, designed to help low-achieving students in grades 1 through 3 to improve reading skills. Participating students improved skills, teachers and other staff supported the program, and 45 participating teachers…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Low Achievement, Primary Education, Program Evaluation
Download full textCurry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – 2000
The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the elementary summer school program to improve reading and literacy in the Austin Independent School District, Texas. In June 2000, the 21-day program served 2,406 students in grades 1 through 3 who were below grade level in reading or at risk of retention. The budget allocation…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice – 1999
The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the Title I elementary summer school of the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas. The S.O.A.R. program provides early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for students entering grades 1-3 who are at risk of retention or are below grade level. In its second year…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
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
Curry, Janice; Doolittle, Martha; Huskey, Bart; Koehler, Holly; Washington, Wanda – 2002
Title I is a compensatory education program supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of Title I is to provide opportunities for children to acquire the knowledge and skills described in the state content standards and to meet the state performance standards for all students. In 2000-2001, the Title I, Part A program…
Descriptors: Budgets, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Curry, Janice; Washington, Wanda; Zyskowski, Gloria – 2000
Title I is a compensatory education program supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of Title I is to enable schools to provide opportunities for children to acquire the knowledge and skills described in the state content standards and to meet the state performance standards for all students. In 1999-2000, Title I…
Descriptors: Budgets, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice; Patrick, Ertha; Washington, Wanda – 1999
In 1998-99, Title I provided funding to 50 schools in the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas (43 elementary, 5 middle, and 2 high schools) with 60% or more students from low-income families. This report contains several analyses of the impact of Title I funds on student achievement. Students at non-Title I schools and at district…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading (SOAR) program during summer 2001.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Primary Education, Literacy Education
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2002
Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading (SOAR) 2002 was AISD's summer reading program serving 2,251 students completing kindergarten through grade 2 in June 2002. Among students with valid reading scores, 86% made reading gains during the program.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Primary Education, Literacy Education
Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice; Patrick, Ertha; Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 1999
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title I program activities during school year 1998-1999.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Preschool Education
