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Home Interaction Program: Hip, Georgia Sackman
Home Interaction Program: Hip, Georgia Sackman
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A Home Interaction Program (HIP) was designed and implemented for Title I parents and students. The components of the program included monthly newsletters, libraries, and workshops. It was found that parents of Title I students participated in HIP activities as long as they could be done in the home. The conclusion was reached that if schools want Title I parents to become involved in their child's education learning experiences, programs must be developed to reach into the home.
Games For Self-Directed Practice Of First-Grade Reading Skills, Betty Tester
Games For Self-Directed Practice Of First-Grade Reading Skills, Betty Tester
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The purpose of this project was twofold: (1) to develop a set of games which could be . used for self-directed practice of first-grade reading skills, the sequence of which correlated to the Ginn 720, 1979 Rainbow edition, reading series, and (2) to make available to other teachers, through development of a resource manual, the ideas for construction of the games developed. Literature on the use of games in education was reviewed.
A Participation Approach To Be Used With Disabled Readers At The Secondary Level, Shirley Kinsel
A Participation Approach To Be Used With Disabled Readers At The Secondary Level, Shirley Kinsel
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The project resulted in the development of participation based reading selections and their accompanying teaching suggestions to be used with disabled secondary readers. The complete materials stressed hands-on applications and product-producing activities. The reading selections were written for several levels of reading difficulty. They incorporated the teaching of literary skills, study skills, and functional-living skills and provided practice in following directions. The approach produced materials meant to be a specific fit for disabled secondary readers who prefer to learn by doing.