A rationale for teaching study skills to black exceptional students is presented along with a suggested instructional approach. The importance of teacher and parent expectations is emphasized, as is the need for developing strategies for nurturing self-esteem, motivation, improved attitudes, and adaptive learning styles in exceptional black…

The paper describes the enactive method, an alternative approach to introducing and teaching reading to young hearing impaired children. The method actively involves the child as a processor of the material rather than as a passive consumer. The approach is established for a short period of time each day until the student outgrows its original…

The paper presents strategies to help regular class teachers help their mainstreamed students read and learn better. The seven teaching ideas are offered for use in "whole class" settings and are designed to benefit both mainstreamed and regular students. Further, the strategies can be used by subject matter instructors who cannot become…

Presents and discusses one set of comprehension questions found in "A Teacher's Guide to the Macmillan Readingtime Books." (RB)

Suggests that the use of newspapers in the remedial reading classroom will emphasize the transfer of the process of main idea from known levels to more extensive contexts by offering realistic application on multiple levels--pictures, words, sentences, and paragraphs. (SRT)

The article examines causes of adult illiteracy and notes the effects of failure to progress at the early stages of reading development, often due to inadequate language experience and stimulation. Suggestions for promoting language acquisition and comprehension are offered. (CL)

Offers modifications to the Question Answer Relationships technique that provide (1) a clearer explanation of different sources of information for answering questions, (2) an easier format for considering developmental differences in reading and learning, and (3) an expanded use for the technique both as a tool for teachers and as a strategy for…

Provides a self-test with answers and a rating chart to help teachers clarify their perceptions about the concept of diagnostic-prescriptive instruction. Asks teachers to evaluate their test results and determine whether myths about diagnostic-prescriptive reading instruction hinder their teaching. (DMM)

The author offers suggestions for adapting basal reading series to the needs of students. Among recommendations offered are using workbook pages selectively, changing presentation orders, making one's own worksheets, and increasing the students' actual reading time. (CL)

A program at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf uses microcomputers to help students initiate communication and play an active role in deciding the topic of communication and the way the lesson proceeds. Preliminary results suggest the program can enhance reading skills as well as broader aspects of language use. (CL)

Guidelines are offered for using listening/reading methods with children with reading disabilities. The listening/reading approach is explained to focus on global rather than individual skill development by using a reading model, tracking the line of print, and reading while listening to the same material. (CL)

Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades three through five defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…

Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades six through eight defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…

This article discusses the continuing controversy of whole language versus phonics. It discusses both systems--how to plug the holes in them, and how to combine the two approaches, making for stronger instructional tools. The article also explains the analytic model of teaching reading. The article offers a series of recommendations for teachers,…

Defines Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading and explains the need for it, how to use it effectively, what to expect from it, and what to do if something goes wrong. (FL)