success. More credit goes to Morrow and Smith (1990) for their suggestion of three as an ideal number for a readaloud group. The three boys sought ways to be together in class so that their friendship, begun while enjoying readalouds, could continue. And at the time of this writing, a semester after the study, all three boys have tested out of
Title I reading classes.
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