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Self-Esteem Research
As in any program or in any classroom, children who are failing are
likely to have self-esteem difficulties. Yet one of the first
reports from both parents and first-grade classroom teachers is
about the change in Reading Recovery students' self-esteem when they
are making progress in Reading Recovery. Two studies published in
refereed journals have revealed that Reading Recovery students
experience gains in self-concept.The
Impact of Reading Recovery Participation on Students' Self-Concepts.
W. Rumbaugh & C. Brown. (2000). Reading Psychology, 21, 13-30.
Self-Perceptions of At-Risk and High Achieving Readers: Beyond
Reading Recovery Achievement Data. S.G. Cohen, G. McDonnell & B.
Osborn. (1989). In S. McCormick & J. Zutell (Eds.), Cognitive and
Social Perspectives for Literacy Research and Instruction:
Thirty-Eighth Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp.
117-122). Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference.
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