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Peer reviewedStone, Laura – Young Children, 1994
Illustrates how a volunteer tutor "taught" one seven-year-old boy to enjoy reading through the use of stimulating books that matched the child's personal interests and through motivational activities. (BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Interests, Elementary School Students, Literacy
Peer reviewedVanSciver, James H.; Fleetwood, Linda M. – Young Children, 1997
Describes a reworking of a Title 1 program in Lake Forest, Delaware schools, to eliminate first grade retention due to substandard level of reading ability. The process included: (1) making reading fun; (2) new reading material; (3) parental participation; (4) scheduled reading time; (5) reading requirements; and (6) teachers' aides in classrooms.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Grade 1, Grade Repetition, Low Achievement
Peer reviewedDavis, Barbara H. – Young Children, 2000
An extended-school program for at-risk first graders was designed to accelerate each child's progress in reading and writing over the summer. The instructional framework for the class consisted of independent reading, shared reading, interactive writing, journal writing, a spelling activity, learning centers, guided reading, and reading aloud.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, Group Activities, High Risk Students
