School Mental Health
Volume 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 159-170

Enhancing Academic Achievement in a Hispanic Immigrant Community: The Role of Reading in Academic Failure and Mental Health (Article)

Clanton Harpine E.* , Reid T.
  • a Kent State University, Geauga, United States, School of Education, University of South Carolina, University Parkway 471, Aiken, SC 29801, United States
  • b Department of Mathematics, University Parkway, University of South Carolina, 471, Aiken, SC 29801, United States

Abstract

This field project examines Camp Sharigan, a group-centered approach to reducing academic failure. This study examines the program's benefit to children of Mexican descent from an inner-city immigrant neighborhood. The treatment group improved significantly more than the control group in all the three areas tested: spelling, reading, and sight words. Follow-up testing one year later indicated that the Camp Sharigan students continued to perform better in spelling and sight words. The findings indicate that the Camp Sharigan intervention may be more effective than one-to-one tutoring or classroom-style interventions. © 2009, Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Hispanic School-based mental health Children At-risk Latino immigrants Mexican American prevention Reading

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956920255&doi=10.1007%2fs12310-009-9011-z&partnerID=40&md5=55edf6b25a0b3258b72c121f775be5df
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-009-9011-z
ISSN: 18662625
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English