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Schwanenflugel, Paula J.; Kuhn, Melanie R.; Morris, Robin D.; Morrow, Lesley Mandel; Meisinger, Elizabeth B.; Woo, Deborah Gee; Quirk, Matthew; Sevcik, Rose – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2009
The purpose of the study was to examine short- and long-term effects of two instructional approaches designed to improve the reading fluency of second-grade children: Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction (or FORI; Stahl & Heubach, 2005) and a wide reading approach (Kuhn et al., 2006). By the end of second grade, children in the wide reading…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Grade 2, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1999
Georgia's Reading Challenge program is intended to provide a quality after-school program for students in grades four through eight with opportunities to improve student reading skills and to enhance student interest in reading. The goals of Georgia's Reading Challenge program for 1998-1999 were to increase levels of reading achievement; improve…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Attendance, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Weller, L. David; Weller, Sylvia J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
POWER (Providing Opportunities with Everyday Reading), stressing reading in the content areas, is a program for high schoolers driven by continuous improvement and teamwork. Improved test scores and enhanced attitudes toward reading result from high teacher commitment and sustained interest achieved through this teacher-led program's design. (MLH)
Descriptors: Consultants, Content Area Reading, Independent Reading, Program Effectiveness