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When elementary school children struggle with reading skills, teachers and parents worry. When

young children are reluctant to even engage in the act of reading, the situation becomes a dire. This action

research project focused on a single first-grade male student who, despite support in the home and in the

classroom, was averse to participating in any type of reading. Using a mixed methods approach, three

research-based reading strategies were introduced to this learner to engage his sense of self-efficacy for the

task, and both his responses, as well as the reactions of his parent, were analyzed. The action research …

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