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The Response of Fifth Grade Low Achievers to Literature-Based Reading Instruction through Whole Class and Heterogeneous Arrangements.

DeBoer, June – 1991

An action research project studied the attitudes and achievement of low-achieving fifth-grade students after participating in a 1-year heterogeneously grouped, literature-based reading program. The project explored the changes in student attitudes towards reading, and changes in students' knowledge in comprehension and vocabulary development.…

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Low Achievement

Becoming Successful Readers: A Volunteer Tutoring Program for Culturally Diverse Students.

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Moore-Hart, Margaret; Karabenick, Stuart A. – 2000

A study examined how culturally diverse students increased their reading/writing performance through a structured volunteer tutoring program. Two university professors developed volunteer tutoring programs at six elementary schools in southeastern Michigan. Program objectives were to: (1) increase the reading performance of culturally diverse…

Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education, Higher Education