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Download full textClark, Angela W.; McDonnell, Karen L. – 2001
This study describes a program designed to increase reading practice at home and at school. The targeted population consisted of elementary students from separate river communities located in the Midwest. Evidence for the existence of the problem included teacher observation of apathy to reading practice, student attitude surveys to gauge…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Involvement
Hemerick, Kari Ann – 1999
The purpose of this study was to determine if reading aloud to children regularly would have an effect on their motivation and desire to read independently. Subjects, 100 fourth and fifth grade students in Wayne, New Jersey, participated in the study. One fourth and one fifth grade class were read to on a daily basis for 30 minutes. The second…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Grade 5, Independent Reading
