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ERIC Number: EJ630751
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0510
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Finding a Niche for Reading: A Key To Improving Underachievers' Reading Skills.
Coats, Linda Tuggles; Taylor-Clark, Pamela
Reading Improvement, v38 n2 p70-73 Sum 2001
Describes a summer reading program designed to improve low-achieving students' reading skills and to assist them in becoming focused and motivated readers. Finds that the summer reading program provided the necessary stimuli for the participants to develop an appreciation for reading, improve their vocabulary, and develop critical thinking skills. (SG)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Grade 7, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Motivation, Reading Programs, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Student Attitudes, Summer Programs, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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