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Sherman, Lee; Ramsey, Betsy – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Reading disability and illiteracy are among the most pressing educational issues facing the United States today. At least 40 percent of America's fourth-graders are unable to read at grade level and a similar proportion of adults read at the lowest two levels of prose literacy. Here, the authors present an unflinching examination of the science…
Descriptors: Reading Failure, Illiteracy, Reading Difficulties, Case Studies
Slavin, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Noting the growing consensus among researchers and policy makers that prevention of learning problems makes much more sense than remediation, this book reviews research into the effects of various early childhood interventions on the academic performance of young children, particularly those who are at risk for reading failure. The reviews…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Practices