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ERIC Number: EJ583582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-6062
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Adding Extras for Reading Achievement.
Solo, Len
Principal, v78 n4 p48,50 Mar 1999
A Cambridge, Massachusetts, alternative public school's basic reading program is a rich combination of whole language and individualized phonics. Other strategies to hook kids on reading include 20-minute recreational reading periods with parent volunteers, a weekly book-bag program, reading buddies, special projects, and community helpers from Harvard University. (MLH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Nontraditional Education, Parent Participation, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Motivation, Reading Programs, Recreational Reading, School Libraries, Student Projects, Whole Language Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Cambridge)
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