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Morrison, Coleman; And Others – 1968
Among the CRAFT project total population of 1,378 disadvantaged urban children, 58, or 4 percent, were identified at the beginning of first grade as early readers on the basis of their ability to identify words in print. All children in the study were taught to read by either the Skills Centered or the Language Experience Approach. Achievement…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Reading
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Bloome, David; Katz, Laurie; Solsken, Judith; Willett, Jerri; Wilson-Keenan, Jo-Anne – Journal of Educational Research, 2000
Describes two action research ethnographic studies that show different sides of a community-centered model of literacy among young children. One examined the storytelling and story reading practices low-income African American parents used with their young children. The other involved encouraging community participation by having parents share…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Blacks, Early Reading, Elementary Education