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Ozburn, Mary S. – English in Texas, 1995
Describes a sustained silent reading program in a 9th-grade reading class of 60 students, most of them at-risk students. Finds that, on average, students improved 3.9 grade levels in their reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Grade 9, High Risk Students, High Schools
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Jette, Debra – English in Texas, 1994
Describes how one high school teacher used journal writing and a paper to focus students awareness on prejudice and lack of human compassion in their own school. (SR)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, High School Students, High Schools, Journal Writing