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Glynn, Ted; Glynn, Vin – Exceptional Child, 1986
Five Cambodian mothers (whose primary grade children attended a regular New Zealand school) were introduced to a Shared Reading procedure to help them learn to read, in parallel with their children. All children showed increased reading progress, as did three of the mothers. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cambodians, Educational Background, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMcNaughton, Stuart; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Describes a program that sends books home for parents to read to children in New Zealand. Reports on a study of classroom teachers and parents in 19 primary schools. Finds that, nearly all parents report participating, but there lacked a systematic communication between parents and teachers about instructional practices. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship
Yukis, Joseph F. – Updating School Board Policies, 1988
This newsletter describes the Reading Recovery program, developed in New Zealand to help low-achieving first-grade students "recover" 90 percent of average first-grade reading and writing skills after 12 to 18 weeks of intensive instruction. It is currently being implemented by school districts in the United States as well--statewide in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction
