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Factors affecting inner-city boys' reading: are male teachers the answer?
From:
Canadian Journal of Urban Research
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June 22, 2005| Author:
Sokal, Laura; Katz, Herb; Adkins, Matthew; Grills, Tannis; Stewart, Crystal; Priddle, Greg; Sych-Yereniuk, Anastasia; Chochinov-Harder, Lori
| COPYRIGHT 2005 Institute of Urban Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Abstract
Eighteen inner-city first and second grade boys participated in a pilot study on the effect of sex of reading teacher on boys' attitudes toward and performance in reading. Each boy participated with either male or female research assistants in a 22-week Paired Reading intervention using texts shown to be of high interest to boys. Findings suggest that these contexts yield significant increases in boys' reading performance, sense of physiological well-being while...
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