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Download full textRobledo, Ana; Gove, Amber – RTI International, 2019
Access to books is key to learning to read and sustaining a love of reading. Yet many low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide their students with reading materials of sufficient quality and quantity. Since 2008, RTI International has provided technical assistance in early reading assessment and instruction to ministries of education…
Descriptors: Books, Reading Materials, Developing Nations, Low Income Groups
Direct linkCohen, Roger, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
The chapters in "Explorations in Second Language Reading" reveal the importance of reading in the classroom and how instructors can use reading as a bridge to improve learners' other linguistic and interpersonal skills. Most significantly, each author prompts us to rediscover how enjoyable ESOL reading can be and how it can increase learner…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Activity Units, Reading Materials, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Presents an annotated list of nine selected resource materials from the ERIC Information System database that were designed by classroom teachers. Maintains that these provide effective alternatives to textbooks and other commercially produced materials. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Reading Materials
International Reading Association, Newark, DE. – 1986
Designed to help educators prepare materials for newly literate individuals, this guidebook is comprised of four chapters. The first two chapters provide background material explaining the needs and requirements of newly literate people. Chapter 1 characterizes "post-literacy" materials and services and discusses the role of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Instructional Material Evaluation
Peer reviewedCook, Jimmie E. – Language Arts, 1976
Before buying a commercially produced reading kit, it is necessary to explore the following questions: What is good? What is Bad? and Is any commercial kit a total program? (JH)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Reading Games, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedLunenfeld, Marvin – History Teacher, 1992
Reviews more than 24 books recently published on the topic of Christopher Columbus and the voyages of discovery. Classifies the books as those designed for student use, for teachers and scholars, biographies, and "Columbus-Bashers." Maintains that the different viewpoints of Columbus the hero and Columbus the villain are barriers for…
Descriptors: Culture Contact, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Instructional Material Evaluation
Sperling, Rayne A. – Intervention in School & Clinic, 2006
This article presents a checklist that teachers and other education professionals can use when deciding which instructional materials to include in their content area instruction. The checklist addresses several considerations, such as the learners' prior knowledge, vocabulary levels, and motivation. In addition, characteristics of the text…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Reading Materials, Instructional Materials, Check Lists
Donohue, Judith Higgins – Media and Methods, 1980
Suggests ways newspapers can be used as resources in instructional areas such as creative writing, music, science, and remedial reading. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Newspapers, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedDunn, Joe P. – Social Studies, 1983
Intended for the secondary U.S. history teacher who wants to teach about the Vietnam War, this article discusses recommended student readings. (RM)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Reading Materials, Resource Materials, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSchnepel, Jane Ryan – Volta Review, 1980
Suggestions are given for analyzing the language used in reading texts for hearing impaired students, and for using the reading text analysis in experience charts, language activities, and speech materials. (CL)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Instructional Materials, Language Experience Approach, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedAndersen, Doreen A.; And Others – Social Education, 1997
Presents an annotated bibliography of children and young adult's books notable for their emphasis on human relations, sensitivity to cultural diversity, originality, scholarship, and high literary quality. The books are arranged by categories and themes and keyed for their usefulness in implementing thematic strands of social studies curriculum…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
Intended to encourage the development of textbooks and related materials that are both worthy of being read and readable, this paper presents standards for high quality reading instruction materials for kindergarten through grade 8. Approved by the California State Board of Education, the standards are based on the premises that better reading…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Readability
Peer reviewedWalker, Charles Monroe – Reading Teacher, 1979
Provides a listing of 1,000 words of high frequency of occurrence in both voluntary and assigned reading in grades 3-9 in the United States. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Reading Materials, Textbooks
Peer reviewedSocial Education, 1997
Discusses this year's recipients of the award that honors books dealing with subjects related to U.S. ethnic minorities and race relations in a manner suitable for young readers. The books include the story of a young Navajo girl learning to weave and an account of the Tuskegee airmen. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Awards, Books
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Media and Technology Services. – 1992
This document presents an annotated bibliography of instructional materials that deal with subjects relating to holidays. Topics include Christmas, Earth Day, Easter, Halloween, Hannukah, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and "More than One Holiday." Works cited include illustrated stories, poems,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Holidays
