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  3. The research behind the Read Side by Side Program.

How should a reading program be structured?

A well-structured reading program will attend to the transfer of skills.

"A solid program has to be built upon a sound research and practice base. It needs to be doable by a wide variety of teachers. It must flex to a variety of student skill levels and offer students support without making unreasonable demands on a teacher’s energy," (Liben & Liben, 2013). 

"For transfer to occur, the context of practice and the context of application must be similar," Dewitz & Graves, 2o14).

"Students in a Read-Aloud/ Book Club classroom compared to guided reading/strategy approach demonstrate significantly more growth in reading achievement," (Dewitz & Robinson, 2017).