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Direct linkNelson-Royes, Andrea M. – Reading Improvement, 2013
In this article the author suggests that tutoring has helped students to become more organized, self-assured, and proficient at identifying relationships between ideas. Successful tutoring requires: (1) at least one attentive adult who has the time to speak with students about academic matters, personal problems, and the importance of performing…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Tutors, Reading Improvement, Tutoring
Zirkel, Perry A.; Rose, Tessie – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2009
A systematic analysis of the references to "scientifically based research" (SBR) and closely related terms, such as "peer-reviewed research" (PRR), in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) legislation, regulations, commentary, and case law reveal that SBR and its primary variants apply largely to state support…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning Disabilities, School Districts, Technical Assistance
Peer reviewedMesmer, Heidi Anne E.; Karchmer, Rachel A. – Reading Teacher, 2003
Describes how two university instructors implemented the staff development component of a competitive U.S. federal literacy initiative in two elementary schools. Notes that Reading Excellence Act (REA) was enacted to give schools direct financial assistance to improve reading instruction. Suggests the greatest lesson the authors learned was…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Financial Support, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 2002
This executive summary of Georgia Reading Excellence Act Demonstration Sites (GA READS) includes the Reading Excellence overview; Georgia's plan and goals; state activities; a timeline; local activities; and a budget. The overview states that the Reading Excellence Act was authorized to carry out the following purposes: teach every child to read…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Faculty Development, Financial Support, Instructional Effectiveness
