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| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Peer reviewedPotter, Les – Reading Improvement, 1994
Shows several different approaches used by a middle school to improve reading. Discusses importance of instructional leadership to assist all students to become good readers. (RS)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedMaleki, Razieh B.; Heerman, Charles E. – Reading Improvement, 1994
Finds that rural middle-secondary classroom teachers expect a reading program that is highly compact and content focused and which will replace remediation. Suggests that trained content/reading specialists are needed to promote critical thinking and workplace literacy skills. Offers recommendations for establishing a pragmatic reading agenda for…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Program Implementation, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedCoats, Linda Tuggles; Taylor-Clark, Pamela – Reading Improvement, 2001
Describes a summer reading program designed to improve low-achieving students' reading skills and to assist them in becoming focused and motivated readers. Finds that the summer reading program provided the necessary stimuli for the participants to develop an appreciation for reading, improve their vocabulary, and develop critical thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Grade 7, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools
