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Peer reviewedWolf, Maryanne; Miller, Lynne; Donnelly, Katharine – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
The RAVE-O (Retrieval, Automaticity, Vocabulary Elaboration, Orthography) program is an experimental, fluency-based approach to reading intervention that is designed to accompany a phonological analysis program for children with developmental reading disabilities. The goals, theoretical principles, and applied activities of the RAVE-O curriculum…
Descriptors: Phonology, Reading Attitudes, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency
Reiff, Judith C. – 1984
Matching teaching strategies and classroom environment to students' learning preferences has been found to be related to students' self-concept and achievement. By identifying the learning and reading style of each student, the teacher will increase the youngster's chances of being successful, thus having a positive effect on the child's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedBlatchford, Peter; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of preferred reading instruction approaches among 121 British reading teachers. Finds that most do not use a single approach, but a blend of approaches determined by individual differences. Maintains that most perceive their role as encouraging students to enjoy reading. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Phonics, Reading Attitudes
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
To compare the effects of two different comprehension treatments on the reading of university students enrolled in a developmental reading laboratory, 74 students were administered pretests measuring reading achievement and reading attitudes and were given five weeks of instruction in text organizing strategies and vocabulary development. After…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: (1) cognitive sophistication and story recall in early adolescence, (2) readability as an interactive process, (3) a sustained silent reading program with seventh and eighth grade…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
