To Boost Kids' Reading Skills, Pack Away the Workbooks and Bring on the Books.

Zakariya, Sally Banks

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ERIC Number: EJ323638

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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To Boost Kids' Reading Skills, Pack Away the Workbooks and Bring on the Books.

Zakariya, Sally Banks

American School Board Journal, v172 n8 p17-20 Aug 1985

Evaluates the report of the Commission on Reading, "Becoming a Nation of Readers," which focuses on giving attention to classroom teaching, testing, and teacher education. It gives recommendations for changes in the way reading is taught and includes the list of 17 recommmendations from the report. (MD)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading, Libraries, Mastery Learning, Phonics, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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