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Hutchinson, Amy; Henry, Laurie A. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2010
This research provides an analysis of Internet use and online literacy skill among seventh-grade students who were identified as having a high risk for school dropout. Participants (n = 1,025) included students from 12 middle schools in 9 school districts. Six of the schools were located in rural and urban districts in the Northeast United States…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Dropouts, At Risk Students, Search Engines
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Compton-Lilly, Catherine – Language Arts, 2005
"Sounding out" is a cultural model capturing an image of reading that parents and children share, is found to enhance reading ability. The role played by "Sounding out" in parent's experiences with reading is described and how they apply their understanding of sounding out words to instructional interactions with their own children is described.
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Cultural Influences, Reading Skills, Parents