Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ823066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-928X
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Dual Role of the Urban Reading Specialist
Lapp, Diane; Fisher, Douglas; Flood, James; Frey, Nancy
Journal of Staff Development, v24 n2 p33-36 Spr 2003
Reading specialists in several San Diego schools assist both in providing tutoring to students and coach peers, a dual role that has helped to create and sustain schoolwide improvements in literacy. In just a few years, these high-poverty schools have doubled the number of 2nd graders reading at grade level.
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Educational Change, Specialists, Grade 2, Urban Schools, Teacher Role, Students, Peer Teaching, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Poverty, At Risk Students, Reading Achievement, Tutoring
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 2
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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