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Direct linkNevo, Einat; Brande, Sigalit; Shaul, Shelley – Reading Psychology, 2016
It has been well established that poor reading skills in the first grades of primary school can lead to poor reading skills in all coming years. A reading acceleration program (RAP) known to improve reading skills in adults and children with and without reading difficulties (RD) was tested for its effect on children in second grade with standard…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Acceleration (Education), Reading Skills, Grade 2
Aram, D.; Biron, S. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
This study compared two interventions: one focusing on language and storybook reading and the other on alphabetic skills and writing. Seventy-one preschoolers aged 3-5 from a low SES township in central Israel (35 in the reading program and 36 in the writing program) participated in evaluation of the interventions. Twenty-four untreated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Phonological Awareness, Creative Activities
Peer reviewedBeen, Sheila – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
A "reading gap" exists in Israel in teaching of intermediate-level English. Reading aloud, focusing on new words and on literal comprehension questions may conflict with the goal of reading for meaning. A dual approach is proposed and demonstrated to achieve reading for language and for meaning. Sample mini-units are included. (CHK)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Programs
