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Natalie K. Haggerty – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students who do not read proficiently by the end of first grade are likely to remain poor readers and suffer academic difficulties across all subjects during their school career (Moats, 2017). Therefore, early identification and intervention of reading difficulties are essential for students' academic success (Partanen & Siegel, 2014; Vadasy…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Evidence Based Practice, Reading Aloud to Others
Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
Which elementary reading approaches have been proven to help struggling readers to succeed? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on six types of programs designed to improve the reading achievement of children having difficulty in learning to read: (1) One-to-One Tutoring by Teachers (TT) such as "Reading Recovery," "Auditory…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Success for All" ("SFA")[R] is a comprehensive school reform model that includes a reading, writing, and oral language development program for students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Its underlying premise is that all children can and should be reading at grade level by the end of third grade and then remain at grade…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Tutoring, Intervention
Fowler, Will – 1988
The primary task of all teachers at all grade levels in all disciplines should be to identify the poor reader and find assistance for that student. "Sink or swim" thinking, which permits nonreaders to advance through the school grade hierarchy and into society, must be phased out of the educational consciousness of the nation. Recent research has…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
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Underwood, Jean – Journal of Research in Reading, 2000
Presents evidence of learning outcomes in reading from the use of software incorporating two very different styles of learning, structured sub-skills tutoring (using an Integrated Learning System) versus free reading (using a talking book), but which both heavily exploit multimedia presentation. Shows that current debates about whole-word versus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Integrated Learning Systems
Baumer, Bernice H. – 1996
Designed for parents and teachers of students with dyslexia, this book uses accessible terms, charts, graphics, and lesson plans to provide step-by-step instructions for teaching reading. Part 1 of the book discusses different types of learning disabilities, followed by case studies that illustrate how children overcame each particular disability.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Drills (Practice), Dyslexia
Wolf, Aline D. – 1976
This manual for elementary school reading tutors emphasizes that a positive attitude--caring about the student--is the most important ingredient in a successful tutoring relationship. After an introductory section on tutoring, the manual presents these basic steps for teaching reading: sounding out consonants and short vowels, word building,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities