Presents 10 strategies designed to assist adult disabled readers to move from decoding and word calling to active meaning making. (FL)

Delineates step-by-step procedure for designing an English for Special Purposes (ESP) reading skills course for a group of students whose interests and academic pursuits are similar. Contends that main difference between a regular ESL reading skills course and this type of ESP course are the use of authentic texts in field of specialization and…

Describes the step-by-step development of manipulative learning materials--materials with explicit instructions and some type of built-in reinforcement so that students can know if their answers are correct--for use in the content areas. (HTH)

Among the instructional suggestions offered as aids in helping high school students in social studies classes overcome reading difficulties, are helping the students strengthen their self-concepts, assigning work in accordance with the reading ability level of each student, serving as role models, providing frequent feedback, and stressing study…

Suggests methods of direct instruction, such as a commercial kit, for developing student ability to use context clues in reading. (RL)

Discusses materials in the ERIC system that offer definitions of basic skills, describe secondary basic skills programs, and provide competency standards and catalogs for basic skills. (MKM)

The business teacher, as a teacher of reading skills, must first identify reading skills essential for success in a particular course; second, diagnose deficiencies in these skills by informal observation or surveys; and third, develop strategies to teach specific reading skills such as word attack, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. (CT)

Making adults aware that they regularly pick out main ideas in their everyday lives makes it easier for them to do it in reading. (DD)

Instructions are given to aid teachers in using students' internal motivation to increase reading skills. (LH)

Provides a rationale for using television as a means of instruction and presents a model for capitalizing on television as a connection to reading. Includes a sample task sheet. (TJ)

Describes how to select functional materials and techniques for teaching reading survival skills. (DD)

Suggests writing activities in eight categories that provide remedial readers with the exposure to language that they need in order to improve their reading. (DD)

Three assessment strategies to help elementary teachers gather information about their students' reading (and thus direct their teaching) include keeping running records of students' oral reading, requesting retellings of stories to determine students' comprehension, and talking seriously about reading with students to determine their overall…

Because both whole language and traditional skill-based instruction have strengths, educators should use a combined approach that includes direct instruction in phonics and reading comprehension skills along with whole language instruction. (Author/TE)

The study examined the range of reading skills in 2,812 general education students in grades 1-6 attending 34 elementary schools. Results documented a wide range of reading skills both within and across grades. Findings are discussed in terms of relations between general and special education. (Author/DB)