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Reading Curriculums And Interventions, Andrew P. Johnson
Reading Curriculums And Interventions, Andrew P. Johnson
Elementary and Literacy Education Department Publications
This paper describes some ideas for designing and implementing research-based reading interventions for struggling readers (mild, moderate, and severe).
Tutor In A Bag: Reaching Struggling Readers, Lillian Hoskinson
Tutor In A Bag: Reaching Struggling Readers, Lillian Hoskinson
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Tutor in a Bag is a tutoring program designed to match novice adult tutors with struggling early readers. The program trains tutors with varied backgrounds to work with struggling readers using evidence-based instructional strategies and data collection methods. Tutors attended an initial training session to receive materials, practice each component of the lesson plan, and to receive fundamental training on use of reading games and strategies supporting solid reading instruction at a brisk pace. Each designated struggling reader was paired with a tutor for 10 weekly, thirty-minute sessions driven by each student’s individual needs. Support for the tutors was provided …