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Literacy in the World and Turkey "A General Assessment of the Situation"
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Asici, Murat – Reading Improvement, 2015
Literacy concept has changed and become different as a result of researches carried out in the field of educational sciences, and social and technological developments in the world. Particularly after the 1990s, literacy concept included not a single fact, but multiple facts. The word literacy has started being used along with different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Concept Formation, Educational Development
Becoming S.T.A.R.S: Students and Teachers Achieving Reading Success
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Fello, Susan E. – Reading Improvement, 2010
The International Reading Association (2003) has recently established new guidelines for graduate students enrolled in reading and literacy programs. These guidelines require graduate students to maintain direct contact with students during their coursework for advanced degrees. Field experiences support best practices in bridging the gap between…
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Theory Practice Relationship, Field Experience Programs, Guidelines
Critical Literacy, the Right Answer for the Reading Classroom: Strategies to Move beyond Comprehension for Reading Improvement
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Molden, Kellie – Reading Improvement, 2007
Critical literacy's synonym is analytical reading. When analytical skills are employed, there is a thorough investigation so that all components are taken into account. When a reader analyzes a piece of text or other media, he/she must look at all of its components, starting with why it was written, whom it includes and excludes, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Improvement, Reading Processes, Reading Instruction
Y-Rap (Young Readers Art Project) a Pragmatic Solution for Reluctant Readers
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Bryan, Laura; Owens, Deborah; Walker, Linda – Reading Improvement, 2004
Historically, many educators have felt that the number of children who read less effectively than they should is far too high. As long ago as the 1960's, authorities reported that about 18 to 25% of America's school-age children were suffering from some form of reading impairment. Recent NAEP results suggest unacceptably high failure rates (below…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Art Education
Increasing At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: Fostering Success for Children and Their Preservice Reading Endorsement Tutors
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Leal, Dorothy; Johanson, George; Toth, Allison; Huang, Chin-Cheng – Reading Improvement, 2004
The purpose of this study was to (a) examine how the reading skills of children at-risk are affected by tutoring by preservice reading endorsement students, (b) to identify differences by setting, gender and grade level, and to (c) identify effective strategies and influences on student success in a four-month tutoring program. Data were collected…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Tutoring, Literacy, Preservice Teachers
Increasing At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: Fostering Success for Children and Their Preservice Reading Endorsement Tutors
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Leal, Dorothy; Johanson, George; Toth, Allison; Huang, Chin-Cheng – Reading Improvement, 2004
The purpose of this study was to (a) examine how the reading skills of children at-risk are affected by tutoring by preservice reading endorsement students, (b) to identify differences by setting, gender and grade level, and to (c) identify effective strategies and influences on student success in a four-month tutoring program. Data were collected…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Tutoring, Literacy, Preservice Teachers