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Download full textSanacore, Joseph – 1988
Societal trends and related pressures on children have generated a greater need for school support of independent reading, which can help students develop lifetime literacy and prevent school failure and dropping out. Providing opportunities for free reading during the school day is a qualitative way of filling a literacy gap for children.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedCotter, Robert B., Jr.; Werner, Patrice Holden – Reading Psychology, 1987
Investigates how Ritalin, a powerful stimulant drug frequently prescribed for children exhibiting hyperactive behavior, poor attention span, and/or distractibility, is prescribed for children in educational settings, what doses seem appropriate, and what effect Ritalin has on reading achievement. Discusses the implications of Ritalin research for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
