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Download full textBoulay, Beth; Goodson, Barbara; Frye, Michael; Blocklin, Michelle; Price, Cristofer – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
The Striving Readers program aimed to raise the literacy levels of middle and high school students reading below grade level and to build a strong research base on effective adolescent literacy interventions. This report summarizes the results of a systematic review of evaluations of the ten different interventions funded by the Striving Readers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Abbott, Lindsey; Dornbush, Abby; Giddings, Anne; Thomas, Jennifer – Online Submission, 2012
In the action research project report, the teacher researchers found that many kindergarten and first-grade students did not have the reading readiness skills to be reading at their benchmark target. The purpose of the project was to improve the students overall reading ability. The dates of the project began on September 8 through December 20,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Reading Readiness, Phonemics, Action Research
Pesa, Nicole; Somers, Sarah – Online Submission, 2007
This study describes a program designed to improve reading comprehension through the selection, application, and transfer of appropriate reading strategies with both fictional and informational texts. The targeted population consisted of seventh and eighth grade middle school students in a middle-class community in the western suburbs of Chicago,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Surveys, Intervention
Barackman, Linda; And Others – 1995
This report describes a program for improving reading skills. The targeted population consisted of first and second grade students from urban and rural communities in Northern Illinois. The problem of underachievement in reading was documented by reading inventories, writing samples, and writing prompts. Analysis of probable cause data revealed…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Intervention, Parent Participation, Primary Education
Salch, Kim; And Others – 1996
A project developed processes for improving the reading comprehension of third- and fourth-grade students in two progressive suburban communities in northern Illinois. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked knowledge of reading strategies and a review of the district's general curriculum and textbooks revealed systematic…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Carr, Dorothy; And Others – 1995
A study investigated the effectiveness of a program for improving reading motivation and attitudes toward reading. The targeted population consisted of elementary and high school students in three different south suburban communities, located outside Chicago, Illinois. The problems of a lack of reading motivation and poor attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High School Students
