Book Buddies in the Bronx: Testing a Model for America Reads.

Meier, Joanne D.; Invernizzi, Marcia

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ERIC Number: EJ634062

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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Book Buddies in the Bronx: Testing a Model for America Reads.

Meier, Joanne D.; Invernizzi, Marcia

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v6 n4 p319-33 2001

Evaluated the effectiveness of Book Buddies, a volunteer tutor program designed to improve young elementary students' reading and writing skills, using diverse older adult tutors and a rigorous experimental versus control group design in a high-poverty, urban setting. Overall, students participating in Book Buddies were significantly stronger in beginning reading skills than were closely matched comparison students. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Older Adults, Poverty, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Tutors, Urban Schools, Volunteers, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/74063