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Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice – 1999
The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the Title I elementary summer school of the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas. The S.O.A.R. program provides early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for students entering grades 1-3 who are at risk of retention or are below grade level. In its second year…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Curry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – 1998
A study examined the "Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading" (S.O.A.R.) program, which provided early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for at-risk students entering grades 1-3 in the fall of 1998. Subjects were 388 students enrolled in 3 S.O.A.R. campuses from 37 Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary schools…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, High Risk Students, Learning Activities