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Marcell, Barclay; Ferraro, Christine – Reading Teacher, 2013
This article presents an engaging means for turning disfluent readers into prosody superstars. Each week students align with Poetry Power Man and his superhero friends to battle the evil Robot Reader and his sidekicks. The Fluency Foursome helps students adhere to the multidimensional aspects of fluency where expression and comprehension are…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Poetry
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Murphy, Jean C.; Hernandez, Leonor – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2011
"Teacher, I can read!" exclaimed Saree, a fourth-quarter second grader who was placed in the lowest of reading groups at a southwest side elementary school in Chicago. This was her proud announcement after three weeks of intensive intervention with Ms. Gomez, a student teacher in her final semester at Chicago State University. "Ms.…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Early Intervention, Phonemic Awareness
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2007
Reading First addresses a critical need by providing high quality reading instruction to public school students throughout the nation. According to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 31% of fourth graders are at or above the proficient level in reading (Perie, Grigg, & Donahue, 2005). Evidence suggests…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Special Education, Evidence