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The Effects of Participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Pilot Program on Students' Academic Performance and Reading Motivation
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Hammond, Ronda; Caro, Iris; Harrison, Pamela – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This mixed-methods study was conducted to identify the effects of participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) summer pilot reading program on students' academic performance and reading motivation over 2 years. Data from rising first- through third-grade students and teachers in 37 public school districts across the state of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Reading Motivation
The Effects of Participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Pilot Program on Students' Academic Performance and Reading Motivation
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Harrison, Pamela; Caro, Iris; Hammond, Ronda – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This mixed-methods study was conducted to identify the effects of participation in the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) summer pilot reading program on students' academic performance and reading motivation over 2 years. Data from rising first- through third-grade students and teachers in 37 public school districts across the state of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Reading Motivation
A Multi-Sensory Tutoring Program for Students at Risk of Reading Difficulties: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
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Bøg, Martin; Dietrichson, Jens; Isaksson, Anna A. – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study examined a literacy program that targeted students most at risk of reading difficulties in kindergarten and first grade of 12 Swedish schools. The program used multi-sensory learning methods that focused on phonological awareness and phonics, and was delivered during 10 weeks over 30-35 sessions by teachers in a one-to-one or one-to-two…
Descriptors: Multisensory Learning, Tutoring, Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness
Improving Grade One Students' Reading Motivation with Online Electronic Storybooks
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Ciampa, Katia – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2012
This qualitative study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students' reading motivation after the early years of schooling. The current research explored eight grade 1 students' experiences with online electronic storybooks (eBooks). Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Reading Motivation, Educational Improvement
Electronic Storybooks: A Constructivist Approach to Improving Reading Motivation in Grade 1 Students
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Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
This study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students' reading motivation after the early years of schooling. This research investigated the effectiveness of online eBooks on eight grade 1 students' reading motivation. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Early Reading, Reading Motivation
Implementing Guided Reading Strategies with Kindergarten and First Grade Students
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Abbott, Lindsey; Dornbush, Abby; Giddings, Anne; Thomas, Jennifer – Online Submission, 2012
In the action research project report, the teacher researchers found that many kindergarten and first-grade students did not have the reading readiness skills to be reading at their benchmark target. The purpose of the project was to improve the students overall reading ability. The dates of the project began on September 8 through December 20,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Reading Readiness, Phonemics, Action Research